BusyBox 1.1.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in BusyBox 1.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1058. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BusyBox 1.1.1. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

BusyBox 1.1.1 does not use a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for local users to guess passwords from a stolen password file using techniques such as rainbow tables.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2006. The weakness was shared 04/04/2006 by taviso (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1058 since 03/07/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67478 (Oracle Linux 4 : busybox (ELSA-2007-0244)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156155 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Busybox (ELSA-2007-0244)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25569), Tenable (67478), SecurityFocus (BID 17330†), OSVDB (24315†) and Secunia (SA19477†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 67478
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : busybox (ELSA-2007-0244)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/31/2006 +24 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +608 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: taviso
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29484

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X-Force: 25569
SecurityFocus: 17330 - BusyBox Insecure Password Hash Weakness
Secunia: 19477 - BusyBox MD5 Password Hash Generation Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 24315 - BusyBox - Insecure Password Hash Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 14134 - BusyBox Encrypts Passwords Without Salt, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:09
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (68), 07/14/2019 08:25 (9), 06/22/2025 21:09 (20)
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