CVE-2015-8837

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8837
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-30 10:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the isofs_real_readdir function in isofs.c in FuseISO 20070708 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in an ISO file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 17 All All All
Application Fuseiso Project Fuseiso All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: older fuseiso stuff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
fuseiso: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202007-20) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Bug 862211 – fuseiso: stack-based buffer overflow in isofs_real_readdir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Bug 863091 – CVE-2015-8837 fuseiso: Stack-based buffer overflow when scanning directory structure for absolute path entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
oss-security - older fuseiso stuff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3551-1 fuseiso af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671413 EulerOS Security Update for fuseiso (EulerOS-SA-2022-1319)
  • 671665 EulerOS Security Update for fuseiso (EulerOS-SA-2022-1719)

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