The set_fat function in fat.c in dosfstools before 4.0 might allow attackers to corrupt a FAT12 filesystem or cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) by writing an odd number of clusters to the third to last entry on a FAT12 filesystem, which triggers an "off-by-two error."
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-474-1 | dosfstools security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2224-1 | dosfstools security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8728 | The set_fat function in fat.c in dosfstools before 4.0 might allow attackers to corrupt a FAT12 filesystem or cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) by writing an odd number of clusters to the third to last entry on a FAT12 filesystem, which triggers an "off-by-two error." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2986-1 | dosfstools vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.096Z
Reserved: 2016-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8872
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-06-03T14:59:00.123
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8872
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN