CVE-2011-5325

HIGH 7.5CVE-2011-5325 · Published 07/08/2017 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2011-5325 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting busybox (busybox).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.0%, higher than 94.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
busybox busybox	`≤ 1.21.1`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/7 · Mailing List
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html · Mailing List
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html · Mailing List
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 · Exploit
usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

busybox

≤ 1.21.1

No fix yet

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