Description
util-linux/mdev.c in BusyBox before 1.21.0 uses 0777 permissions for parent directories when creating nested directories under /dev/, which allows local users to have unknown impact and attack vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701965
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4609f477c7e043a4f6147dfe6e86b775da2ef784Exploit, Patch
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2013-January/078864.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1732.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701965
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4609f477c7e043a4f6147dfe6e86b775da2ef784Exploit, Patch
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2013-January/078864.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1732.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 23, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified