fuseiso: Stack-based buffer overflow when scanning directory structure for absolute path entries
Published Mar 30, 2016
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.81%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the isofs_real_readdir function in isofs.c in FuseISO 20070708 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in an ISO file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 20070708
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 16
- 17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
fuseiso
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | fuseiso | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 86.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 85.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05140) | 92.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 85.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05140) | 91.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05140) | 91.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 85.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05140) | 91.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 84.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 74.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 81.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 80.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 77.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.04% (0.04039) | 85.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.04% (0.04039) | 84.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 4.04% (0.04039) | 68.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.58% (0.03581) | 66.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8837 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862211 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863091 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8837
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-20 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8837
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3551 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8837 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862211 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863091 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8837 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-20 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8837 |
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