CVE-2016-1243
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2016-1243- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2016-1243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2342 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2342- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh6c-rpq6-7gj2
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
GHSA-mh6c-rpq6-7gj2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
CVE-2016-1243- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1243
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1243- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1243
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1243- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unadfDebian:12 |
before 0.7.11a-5+deb12u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-5 |
0.7.11a-5+deb12u1 |
unadfDebian:13 |
before 0.7.11a-6 | 0.7.11a-6 |
unadfDebian:14 |
before 0.7.11a-6 | 0.7.11a-6 |
unadfDebian:10 |
before 0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-4 |
0.7.11a-4+deb11u1~deb10u1 |
unadfDebian:7 |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1 |
unadfDebian:8 |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb8u1 |
unadfUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1 |
unadfUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 0.7.11a-3 |
0.7.11a-3+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1243 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unadf Project Unadf, published September 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.29%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in unadf 0.7.11a-5+deb12u1.