CVE-2016-4804
Published: 19 May 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 6.2
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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dosfstools Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(3.0.12-1ubuntu1.3)
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| trusty |
Released
(3.0.26-1ubuntu0.1)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(4.0-1)
|
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| wily |
Released
(3.0.28-1ubuntu0.1)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1)
|
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| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.0-2ubuntu1)
|
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| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.0-2ubuntu1)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/commit/e8eff147e9da1185f9afd5b25948153a3b97cf52 |
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