{
  "cveId": "CVE-2017-16544",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16544",
  "summary": "CVE-2017-16544 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by busybox 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4, released November 19, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "busybox: In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, u...",
  "description": "In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.",
  "published": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.06136,
  "epssPercentile": 0.93487,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "busybox",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "busybox 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-busybox-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "busybox-initramfs",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "busybox-initramfs 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-busybox-initramfs-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "busybox-static",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "busybox-static 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-busybox-static-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "busybox-syslogd",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "busybox-syslogd 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-busybox-syslogd-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "udhcpc",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "udhcpc 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-udhcpc-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "udhcpd",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "fix": "udhcpd 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-udhcpd-1-1.27.2-1ubuntu4",
      "released": "2017-11-19T16:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T12:40:37Z"
}