Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting busybox package, versions <1.27.2-r4
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EPSS
0.09% (40th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE319-BUSYBOX-6105755
- published 8 Dec 2023
- disclosed 24 Oct 2017
Introduced: 24 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15873 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.19 busybox to version 1.27.2-r4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15873
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00037.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15873
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10431
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=0402cb32df015d9372578e3db27db47b33d5c7b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00020.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-15873
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3935-1/
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