CVE-2018-1000849
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-1000849
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-12-20T15:29:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-03-18T14:52:58
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:alpinelinux:alpine_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.6.10 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:alpinelinux:alpine_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.0 | 2.7.6 |
| cpe:2.3:o:alpinelinux:alpine_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.7 | 2.10.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://justi.cz/security/2018/09/13/alpine-apk-rce.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/apk-tools/commit/?id=6484ed9849f03971eb48ee1fdc21a2f128247eb1 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.8.1-released.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000849 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000849 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:47:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 15:33:26 | 2018-12-20T15:29Z | 2018-12-20T15:29:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 15:33:26 | 2020-03-18T14:52:58 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 15:33:26 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |