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ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873
Vulnerability in busybox (ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873)
Summary
vulnerability in busybox (ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.27.2-r4` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873** has been found in busybox.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade busybox to **1.27.2-r4** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "busybox ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873" on the vendor's site.
ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873 (busybox) —
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Patched: `1.27.2-r4` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in busybox.
📍 Affected scope
busybox — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.27.2-r4**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'busybox' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'busybox' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `busybox` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade busybox to 1.27.2-r4ステージング環境で 1.27.2-r4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Alpine:v3.10
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.11
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.12
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.13
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.14
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.15
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.16
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.17
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.18
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.19
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.20
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.21
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.23
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.24
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.3
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.24.2-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.4
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.24.2-r13"}]}]
Alpine:v3.5
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.25.1-r1"}]}]
Alpine:v3.6
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.26.2-r9"}]}]
Alpine:v3.7
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.8
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]
Alpine:v3.9
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.2-r4"}]}]