Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-9671: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
7
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
07/17/2017
10/02/2024
10/01/2024
10/01/2024
Description
A heap overflow in apk (Alpine Linux's package manager) allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, or achieve code execution, by crafting a malicious APKINDEX.tar.gz file with a bad pax header block.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-apk-tools
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