Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017165440000000
Revision Date:2017-11-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16544 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16544
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND busybox package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4').
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