CVE-2016-8859

Multiple integer overflows in the TRE library and musl libc allow attackers to cause memory corruption via a large number of (1) states or (2) tags, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

• CWE-190

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00041.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93795Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-11
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-43

Published

Feb 13, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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