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CVE-2018-1000500

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Jun 26, 2018 | Modified: Jun 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000500
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

Busybox contains a Missing SSL certificate validation vulnerability in The busybox wget applet that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simply download any file over HTTPS using busybox wget https://compromised-domain.com/important-file.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
BusyboxBusybox*1.32.0 (excluding)
BusyboxUbuntuartful*
BusyboxUbuntubionic*
BusyboxUbuntucosmic*
BusyboxUbuntudevel*
BusyboxUbuntudisco*
BusyboxUbuntueoan*
BusyboxUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
BusyboxUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
BusyboxUbuntufocal*
BusyboxUbuntutrusty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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