Integer overflow in musl libc - CVE-2016-8859

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing a large number of states or tags. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-8859

Sources

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11