CVE-2016-8859
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8859
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-02-13T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-07-27T03:15:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:etalabs:musl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.1.15 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8859 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8859 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:39:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:50:18 | 2017-02-13T18:59Z | 2017-02-13T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:50:18 | 2020-07-27T03:15:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:50:19 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |