Out-of-Bounds Affecting apk-tools package, versions <2.7.2-r0
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE310-APKTOOLS-1246346
- published15 Apr 2021
- disclosed17 Jul 2017
Introduced: 17 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-9671 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.10 apk-tools to version 2.7.2-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apk-tools package and not the apk-tools package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
A heap overflow in apk (Alpine Linux's package manager) allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, or achieve code execution, by crafting a malicious APKINDEX.tar.gz file with a bad pax header block.