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ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873

ALPINE-CVE-2017-15873 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13busybox1.27.2-r3, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.6busybox1.24.2-r6, 1.26.2-r7, 1.26.2-r6
Alpine:v3.15busybox1.16.2-r0, 1.27.2-r3, 1.27.2-r2
Alpine:v3.18busybox1.25.0-r5, 1.17.4-r2, 1.17.4-r1
Alpine:v3.7busybox1.19.4-r0, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.12busybox1.19.2-r0, 1.27.2-r2, 1.27.2-r1
Alpine:v3.5busybox1.18.3-r0, 1.12.1-r1, 1.12.1-r5
Alpine:v3.16busybox1.19.2-r2, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.17busybox1.12.1-r5, 1.24.2-r7, 0
Alpine:v3.20busybox1.18.2-r2, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.10busybox1.27.2-r3, 1.27.2-r2, 1.27.2-r1
Alpine:v3.22busybox1.27.2-r3, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.4busybox1.24.2-r9, 1.24.1-r2, 0
Alpine:v3.8busybox0, 1.13.3-r3, 1.19.3-r6
Alpine:v3.23busybox1.26.1-r4, 1.17.3-r0, 1.19.2-r2
Alpine:v3.21busybox1.12.1-r1, 0, 1.27.2-r3
Alpine:v3.11busybox1.27.2-r1, 1.27.1-r0, 1.27.0-r4
Alpine:v3.3busybox1.23.2-r6, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.19busybox1.27.2-r3, 0, 1.12.1-r1
Alpine:v3.9busybox1.14.3-r1, 0, 1.12.1-r1

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Oct 24, 2017 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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