UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859

    Published: 13 Feb 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-8859
    Aliases:
    USN-4768-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8859, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8859, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4768-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tre

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb7u1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1

    Affected versions

    0.8.0-3
    0.8.0-3ubuntu1

    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
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