CVE-2016-8859

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: February 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html