CVE-2017-9669

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-9669
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-17 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-20 13:51:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Alpinelinux Alpine Linux - All All All
Operating System Alpinelinux Alpine Linux - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
apk Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Alpine Linux: From vulnerability discovery to code execution (Pt 1 of 2) | Twistlock MISC www.twistlock.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-9669 and CVE-2017-9671: Exploitable buffer overflows in apk (Alpine's package manager) MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500029 Alpine Linux Security Update for apk-tools
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