CVE-2016-1243

critical
Published 2016-10-03 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractTree function in unADF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1243

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838248

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://tmp.tjjr.fi/0001-Fix-unsafe-extraction-by-using-mkdir-instead-of-shel.patch

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian8.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed0.7.11a-5+deb12u1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.7.11a-4+deb11u1
debian debianforkyfixed0.7.11a-6
debian debiansidfixed0.7.11a-6
debian debiantrixiefixed0.7.11a-6

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
unadf_projectunadf1.0

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.