CVE-2016-8859
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
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 | 1.1.15-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.1.15-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.1.15-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.1.15-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.1.15-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| etalabs | musl | {"endIncluding":"1.1.15"} | |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8859
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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