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ubuntu-cve-2016-8859

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-02-13 18:59

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8859	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8859	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4768-1	ADVISORY

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CVE-2016-8859 (GCVE-0-2016-8859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-13 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:35

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

6 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Date Public

2016-10-18 00:00

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usn-4768-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-03-15 20:10

Modified

2026-06-29 10:52

Summary

musl vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that musl did not properly handle kernel syscalls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000001)

It was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of DNS response codes. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause resource consumption (infinite loop), denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3484)

It was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of ipv6 addresses. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-1817)

It was discovered that TRE library, used by musl, did not properly handle certain inputs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash). (CVE-2016-8859)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4768-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3484	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1817	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8859	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15650	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000001	REPORT

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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1817",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000001"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

ubuntu-cve-2016-8859

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2016-8859 (GCVE-0-2016-8859)

usn-4768-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature