CVE-2015-9261 Null dereference in n/a
A null pointer dereference in BusyBox's unzip functionality allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-9261?
CVE-2015-9261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 26 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9261?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Busybox Busybox, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9261?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-9261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9261, DLA-337-1, GHSA-4ph6-v858-6wh9, MGASA-2018-0413, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9261.