CVE-2016-8859 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8