UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5325

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5325
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2011/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5325.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5325
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Published
2017-08-07T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:42:56Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1
1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1
1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2
1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.22.0-19ubuntu2
1:1.27.2-1ubuntu3
1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}