SB2017102508 - Double Free in libzip (Alpine package)
Published: October 25, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102508
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12858)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Double free vulnerability in the _zip_dirent_read function in zip_dirent.c in libzip allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.