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CVE-2016-5011

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Date: April 11, 2017

The parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (12)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5011
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5011
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5011
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5011
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5011

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Resource Management Errors

CWE-399

Insufficient Information

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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