Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-8457 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU18657
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8457
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application, trigger heap out-of-bounds read crash the application.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsbusybox (Alpine package): 1.31.1-r16 - 1.31.1-r21
busybox (Alpine package):
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=76077dfdd8d77220a469c5743b7b7fd3484300a1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.