cve/2017/CVE-2017-9671.md

### [CVE-2017-9671](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9671)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/25/2

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.