CVE-2016-10091
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unrtf 0.21.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service by writing a negative integer to the (1) cmd_expand function, (2) cmd_emboss function, or (3) cmd_engrave function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.21.9-clean-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.21.9-clean-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.21.9-clean-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.21.9-clean-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.21.9-clean-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrtf_project | unrtf | 0.21.9 | |
References
- http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/unrtf/rev/3b16893a6406
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95173
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409546
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10091
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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