CVE-2016-9036

NameCVE-2016-9036
DescriptionAn exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success when trying to check if decoding a map16 packet will read outside the bounds of a buffer, resulting in a denial of service vulnerability.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs849212

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
msgpuck (PTS)sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye1.0.3-1.1fixed
tarantool (PTS)bullseye2.6.0-1fixed
bookworm2.6.0-1.2fixed
sid, trixie2.6.0-1.4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
msgpucksource(unstable)1.0.3-1.1849212
tarantoolsourcewheezy(not affected)
tarantoolsourcejessie(not affected)
tarantoolsource(unstable)1.7.2.385.g952d79e-1

Notes

https://github.com/rtsisyk/msgpuck/issues/12
[jessie] - tarantool <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - tarantool <not-affected> (Not vulnerable)
https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/issues/1991
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0254/

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