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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18602 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:18:00.311Z

Reserved: 2017-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-9671

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-07-17T21:29:00.777

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-9671

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