CVE-2015-8836 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.3 Published Updated

An integer overflow in FuseISO allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted ISO file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-8836?

CVE-2015-8836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 30 Mar 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Integer overflow in the isofs_real_read_zf function in isofs.c in FuseISO 20070708 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large ZF block size in an ISO file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8836?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Fuseiso Project Fuseiso.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8836?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-8836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8836, GHSA-hjw4-w83c-82qx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8836.

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