CVE-2016-4804
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.2
Exploit probability—
ProductDosfstools
PublishedJun 3, 2016
First seenJun 3, 2016
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dosfstools_project dosfstools | v ≤ 3.0.28 | — |
| opensuse leap | 42.1 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 13.2 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04 | — |
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