Integer overflow in busybox (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-15874 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
busybox (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU11325
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15874
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the archival/libarchive/decompress_unlzma.c due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger read access violation and cause the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsbusybox (Alpine package): 1.27.2-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ad3dbb9b8cb9f7ff7dee76859f765450567d3b0d
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cf43a775225bcace5eda5940576e46caac38d471
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7df9acaacd31997c1ac15243a644ef129376e4a7
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fae8e63b4df5c1052fc79ed551d442263ddcb523
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f36afe370ef2d04d4bc1821d6cdd428aa543dfe4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ac414d2b6399469baedb0a1f6cd3ca93f0aabf59
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
