Out-of-Bounds Affecting upx package, versions <3.96-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-UPX-8489717
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed27 Jul 2019

Introduced: 27 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-14296  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 upx to version 3.96-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx package and not the upx package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

canUnpack in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV or buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UPX packed file.