CVE-2016-4804

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-05-14
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1336745: CVE-2016-4804 dosfstools: Heap-buffer-overflows in read_fat() and get_fat() functions

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4804 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 1.9
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 dosfstools Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dosfstools Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dosfstools Will not fix

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