Stack-based buffer overflow in unADF - CVE-2016-1243
Published: April 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12166
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1243
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the extractTree function due to stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the extractTree function due to stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
unADF
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1243
Install update from vendor's website.