Out-of-Bounds Affecting apk-tools package, versions <2.7.2-r0
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EPSS
2.41% (90th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE313-APKTOOLS-1246347
- published 15 Apr 2021
- disclosed 17 Jul 2017
Introduced: 17 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-9671 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.13 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:3.13 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.
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