Out-of-Bounds Affecting upx-ucl package, versions <3.94-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-UPXUCL-6182939
  • published21 Jan 2024
  • disclosed17 Nov 2017

Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16869  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 upx-ucl to version 3.94-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx-ucl package and not the upx-ucl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

p_mach.cpp in UPX 3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mach-O file, related to canPack and unpack functions. NOTE: the vendor has stated "there is no security implication whatsoever.