CVE-2015-8836 Integer overflow in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8836, GHSA-hjw4-w83c-82qx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8836.