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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-4804
The read_boot function in boot.c in dosfstools before 4.0 allows...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00001.html
- https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/25
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/44-dosfstools-fsck.vfat-Several-invalid-memory-accesses.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2986-1
- https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/issues/26
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00014.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90311
- https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/commit/e8eff147e9da1185f9afd5b25948153a3b97cf52
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00028.html
Affected Vendor
dosfstools project
View all reports →Affected Software
dosfstools, leap, opensuse, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 42.1, 13.2, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 3rd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.