Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201716544000
Revision Date:2017-11-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16544 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - 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 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'busybox' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4').
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