Name: CVE-2015-9261: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-9261, CWE-476, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00811

huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade busybox	Feb 20, 2019	Jul 26, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jul 26, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade busybox-staticUpgrade busybox	Jan 21, 2022	Jul 26, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade udhcpdUpgrade udhcpcUpgrade busybox-staticUpgrade busyboxUpgrade busybox-initramfs	Apr 10, 2019	Jul 26, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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