Reachable Assertion Affecting upx package, versions <4.0.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-UPX-8489997
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2021-30501  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 upx to version 4.0.0-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.

An assertion abort was found in upx MemBuffer::alloc() in mem.cpp, in version UPX 4.0.0. The flow allows attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

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