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7.3
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2015-8836
FuseISO Integer OverflowToolStrip
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8836 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Fuseiso_project fuseiso
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The fuseiso packages have an integer overflow vulnerability; update to resolve it.
  • Update the fuseiso packages.
  • If using Debian, upgrade to version 20070708-3+deb7u1.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8836 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8836.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Technical Description
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863102 Issue Tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Technical Description
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863102 Issue Tracking
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8836 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8836 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8836 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8836 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863102
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16872 [Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fuseiso_project:fuseiso:20070708:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fuseiso_project:fuseiso:20070708:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 Exploit, Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 Issue Tracking, Technical Description, Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863102 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863102 Issue Tracking
    Added Reference https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16872
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fuseiso_project:fuseiso:20070708:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861358 Exploit, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} 0.01%

score

0.57631

percentile