CVE-2016-8859 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple integer overflows in the TRE library and musl libc allow attackers to cause memory corruption via a large number of (1) states or (2) tags, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00766.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Etalabs	Musl

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:etalabs:musl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-687-1	tre security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9684	Multiple integer overflows in the TRE library and musl libc allow attackers to cause memory corruption via a large number of (1) states or (2) tags, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4768-1	musl vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.250Z

Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8859

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.753

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8859

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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