CVE-2016-5011

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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

CVSS 3.1 4.6/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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