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CVE-2016-8633 Detail

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Description

drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.2 MEDIUM

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

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7	Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490	Issue Tracking
https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	NIST
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:26:13 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Removed	CVSS V3	Red Hat, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Description	Record truncated, showing 500 of 651 characters. View Entire Change Record A buffer overflow vulnerability due to a lack of input filtering of incoming fragmented datagrams was found in the IP-over-1394 driver [firewire-net] in a fragment handling code in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability exists since firewire supported IPv4, i.e. since version 2.6.31 (year 2009) till version v4.9-rc4. A maliciously formed fragment with a respectively large datagram offset would cause a memcpy() past the datagram buffer, which would cause a system panic or possible arbitrary code exe	drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8633 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:17:42 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		Red Hat, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Description	drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.	Record truncated, showing 500 of 651 characters. View Entire Change Record A buffer overflow vulnerability due to a lack of input filtering of incoming fragmented datagrams was found in the IP-over-1394 driver [firewire-net] in a fragment handling code in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability exists since firewire supported IPv4, i.e. since version 2.6.31 (year 2009) till version v4.9-rc4. A maliciously formed fragment with a respectively large datagram offset would cause a memcpy() past the datagram buffer, which would cause a system panic or possible arbitrary code exe
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8633 [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 11/28/2016 6:34:34 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.6::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Added	CWE		CWE-284
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490 Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/ No Types Assigned	https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/ Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8633
NVD Published Date:
11/27/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-8633 Detail

Description

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Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:07:31 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:26:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:17:42 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2019 7:29:00 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2019 6:29:00 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/11/2018 9:29:01 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 11/28/2016 6:34:34 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:40:57 PM

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