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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-11-20T15:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-06-09T15:35:03.132Z
Reserved: 2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-16544

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.005Z

Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-11-20T15:29:00.387
Modified: 2025-06-09T16:15:26.850
Link: CVE-2017-16544
