Dosfstools Project maintains a focused utility for reading and writing FAT filesystem metadata, a niche but pervasive component embedded in system tools across Linux distributions and embedded systems. The project's observed vulnerability surface centers on buffer-boundary enforcement in filesystem parsing operations, reflecting the low-level memory-handling demands of direct block-device manipulation. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Dosfstools Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2016-4804MEDIUM The read_boot function in boot.c in dosfstools before 4.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted filesystem, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflo | Jun 3, 2016 | 6.2 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-8872MEDIUM The set_fat function in fat.c in dosfstools before 4.0 might allow attackers to corrupt a FAT12 filesystem or cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) by writing a | Jun 3, 2016 | 6.2 | 17 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Dosfstools Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Dosfstools Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.