Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-43616
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the croc package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender can cause a receiver to overwrite files during ZIP extraction.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43616 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43616 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43616 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc | 9.6.16 | GHSA-8c8w-f7wp-2jr2 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc | no fix listed | GO-2023-2071 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v6 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2071 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v8 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2071 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GO-2023-2071 |