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CVE-2015-8026

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the verify_vbr_checksum function in exfatfsck in exfat-utils before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-31

https://github.com/relan/exfat/issues/5

https://github.com/relan/exfat/commit/2e86ae5f81da11f11673d0546efb525af02b7786

https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/25-Heap-overflow-and-endless-loop-in-exfatfsck-exfat-utils.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77307

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/13

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01251