CVE-2017-9669
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.80%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-9669
To remediate CVE-2017-9669, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/apk-tools—upgrade to 2.7.2-r0 or later
Is CVE-2017-9669 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.7.2-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |