CVE-2017-16544
HIGH8.8EPSS 1.2%Published: 11/20/2017Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2017-16544DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16544
Description
In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/busyboxfrom 0, < 1.27.2-r4
- Debian/busyboxfrom 0, < 1:1.27.2-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |