CVE-2016-8859
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 88)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the TRE library and musl libc allow attackers to cause memory corruption via a large number of (1) states or (2) tags, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.36% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| etalabs | musl |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43
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