What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-4804?

CVE-2016-4804 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-4804?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-4804. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Dosfstools CVE-2016-4804

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2016-06-03 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Dosfstools Leap Opensuse Ubuntu Linux

6.2

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.2 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 03, 2016 - 14:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Dosfstools Project Dosfstools, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse, Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Version information: before 4.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.