CVE-2016-8859

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8859
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-13 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Etalabs Musl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0554-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
musl libc 'tre_tnfa_run_parallel()' Function Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
musl: Integer overflow (GLSA 201701-11) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
TRE: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202007-43) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE Request - TRE & musl libc regex integer overflows in buffer size computations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - TRE & musl libc regex integer overflows in buffer size computations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500413 Alpine Linux Security Update for musl
  • 504171 Alpine Linux Security Update for musl
  • 710450 Gentoo Linux musl Integer overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-11)

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