Out-of-bounds Read Affecting upx package, versions <4.0.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-UPX-8490049
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed25 Aug 2022

Introduced: 25 Aug 2022

CVE-2020-27796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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.

A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the invert_pt_dynamic function in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 4.0.0 via a crafted Mach-O file.

CVSS Scores

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