ALPINE-CVE-2017-9669

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-9669

    Published: 17 Jul 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9669

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-9669

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apk-tools

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/apk-tools?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.2-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High