CVE-2017-15873

busybox: Integer overflow in the get_next_block function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 22, 2017

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound