Improper input validation in prayer (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-14033 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ruby (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component prayer (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) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU8449
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-2017-14033
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer underrun. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted string to the OpenSSL::ASN1 decode function to cause the target interpreter to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsruby (Alpine package): 2.5.0-r0 - 2.7.1-r5
prayer (Alpine package): 1.3.5-r5
ruby (Alpine package):
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=00e11164a40032afe167743eee57220f912bbc06
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.
