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.
Published: 2017-02-13
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-687-1 tre security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9684 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4768-1 musl vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.250Z

Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8859

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.753

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-8859

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Weaknesses