Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20164804000
Revision Date:2016-06-03Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4804 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The read_boot function in boot.c in dosfstools before 4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted filesystem, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the (1) read_fat function or an out-of-bounds heap read in (2) get_fat function.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4804
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'dosfstools' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.0.12-1ubuntu1.3').
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