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Vulnerability · CVE-2011-5325

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlin

Published Aug 7, 2017 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · Directory traversal vulnerability in

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-5325. EPSS is 6.98%. Act only if a listed version of Directory traversal vulnerability in is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Directory traversal vulnerability in).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
6.98%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 busybox · Debian:13 busybox · Debian:14 busybox

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 busybox0 → 1:1.27.2-1
  • Debian:13 busybox0 → 1:1.27.2-1
  • Debian:14 busybox0 → 1:1.27.2-1

How to fix CVE-2011-5325

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2011-5325. EPSS is 6.98%. Act only if a listed version of Directory traversal vulnerability in is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1:1.27.2-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 6.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 7, 2017 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

  2. Oct 23, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    busybox fixed in 1:1.27.2-1; busybox fixed in 1:1.27.2-1; busybox fixed in 1:1.27.2-1

  3. Oct 23, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    busybox fixed in 1:1.27.2-1

  4. Oct 23, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2011-5325

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2011-5325

    30-day exploitation probability 6.98%

    first.org
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2011-5325
    osv.dev
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2011-5325

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.