CVE-2016-5011

medium

Description

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.

References

Advisories
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-11

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00059