CVE-2016-4804

The read_boot function in boot.c in dosfstools before 4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted filesystem, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the (1) read_fat function or an out-of-bounds heap read in (2) get_fat function.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dosfstools_project:dosfstools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00001.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00001.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00014.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00014.html -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90311 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90311 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2986-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2986-1 -
References () https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/44-dosfstools-fsck.vfat-Several-invalid-memory-accesses.html - Patch () https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/44-dosfstools-fsck.vfat-Several-invalid-memory-accesses.html - Patch
References () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/commit/e8eff147e9da1185f9afd5b25948153a3b97cf52 - () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/commit/e8eff147e9da1185f9afd5b25948153a3b97cf52 -
References () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/25 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/25 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/26 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/26 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00028.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00028.html -

Information

Published : 2016-06-03 14:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:53


NVD link : CVE-2016-4804

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4804

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4804


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Products Affected

dosfstools_project

  • dosfstools

opensuse

  • opensuse
  • leap

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer