CVE-2016-4804

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…

published June 3, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00448 · 37.6th percentile
Published
2016-06-03T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 14:00Z
    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…
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