Vulnerability in Ibm Power_hardware_management_console

CVE-2016-5011

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 partitio…

EPSS: 0.001 (34.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5011?
CVE-2016-5011 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Power_hardware_management_console. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-5011?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5011 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.