UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8026

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8026

    Published: 27 Mar 2017Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8026

    Summary:

    Details: 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8026, https://github.com/relan/exfat/issues/5, https://crashes.fuzzing-project.org/exfatfsck-heap-overflow-write-verify_vbr_checksum, https://github.com/relan/exfat/commit/2e86ae5f81da11f11673d0546efb525af02b7786, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8026

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exfat-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.1-2

    Affected versions

    1.1.1-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High