Out-of-Bounds Affecting upx package, versions <4.0.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-UPX-8489907
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed12 Jan 2023

Introduced: 12 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-23457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 upx to version 4.0.2-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.

A Segmentation fault was found in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() in p_lx_elf.cpp. An attacker with a crafted input file allows invalid memory address access that could lead to a denial of service.

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