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.
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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-2016-5787 | 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. |
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: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.300Z
Reserved: 2016-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4804
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-06-03T14:59:06.263
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-4804
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN