PT-2017-7314
CVE-2015-8026
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Published
2017-03-27
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Updated
2021-06-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
exfat-utils versions prior to 1.2.1
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the
verify vbr checksum function in exfatfsck, which can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted filesystem. This can lead to a denial of service in the form of an infinite loop or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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