CVE-2018-1000849

Public Exploit

Description

Alpine Linux version Versions prior to 2.6.10, 2.7.6, and 2.10.1 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in apk-tools (Alpine Linux' package manager) that can result in Remote Code Execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via A specially crafted APK-file can cause apk to write arbitrary data to an attacker-specified file, due to bugs in handling long link target name and the way a regular file is extracted.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.6.10, 2.7.6, and 2.10.1.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.41% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory alpinelinux.org Vendor Advisory alpinelinux.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://justi.cz/security/2018/09/13/alpine-apk-rce.html third party advisory exploit
https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.8.1-released.html vendor advisory
https://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/apk-tools/commit/?id=6484ed9849f03971eb48ee1fdc21a2f128247eb1 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000849?
CVE-2018-1000849 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000849?
To fix CVE-2018-1000849, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000849 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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