NVD

CVE-2016-5011 Detail

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This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

Description

The parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information	NIST

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Change History

5 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:53:26 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html
Added	Reference	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543
Added	Reference	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801
Added	Reference	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3

Reanalysis by NIST 9/11/2020 11:22:28 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Removed	CVSS V2	NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CWE		NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-399
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:util-linux_project:util-linux:-:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.28
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3 Patch	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Removed	CVSS V2 Metadata	Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Initial Analysis by NIST 4/17/2017 12:50:39 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CWE		CWE-399
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:ibm:power_hardware_management_console:8.8.6.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:3.1:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:util-linux_project:util-linux:-:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2605.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543 No Types Assigned	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024543 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801 No Types Assigned	http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021801 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91683 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036272 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3 No Types Assigned	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=7164a1c3 Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5011
NVD Published Date:
04/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-5011 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:53:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:00:24 AM

Reanalysis by NIST 9/11/2020 11:22:28 AM

Initial Analysis by NIST 4/17/2017 12:50:39 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/11/2017 9:59:00 PM

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