CVE catalog
CVE-2017-9671
ALPINE-CVE-2017-9671
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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 with a bad pax header block.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | apk-tools | 3.10 | 2.7.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | apk-tools | 3.11 | 2.7.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | apk-tools | 3.12 | 2.7.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | apk-tools | 3.13 | 2.7.2-r0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | apk-tools | apk | 3.10 | 2.7.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-9671 | Not reported |
| Alpine | apk-tools | apk | 3.11 | 2.7.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-9671 | Not reported |
| Alpine | apk-tools | apk | 3.12 | 2.7.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-9671 | Not reported |
| Alpine | apk-tools | apk | 3.13 | 2.7.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-9671 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed: