CVE-2016-7151: Medium severity capstone vulnerability
Published May 15, 2019
·Updated
Capstone 3.0.4 has an out-of-bounds vulnerability (SEGV caused by a read memory access) in X86insnregintel in arch/X86/X86Mapping.c.
Affected Software
2 affected componentsFixes available
pip/capstone<4.0.0
4.0.0
Capstone-engine Capstone=3.0.4
Remediation
Event History
May 15, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:05 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:45 PM
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2016-7151?
CVE-2016-7151 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause out-of-bounds memory access, leading to crashes or arbitrary code execution.
2
How do I fix CVE-2016-7151?
To fix CVE-2016-7151, upgrade Capstone to version 4.0.0 or later, as this version addresses the out-of-bounds vulnerability.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2016-7151?
CVE-2016-7151 affects Capstone version 3.0.4 specifically, along with any prior versions.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-7151?
CVE-2016-7151 is an out-of-bounds vulnerability that occurs during read memory access.
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Where can I find more details about CVE-2016-7151?
For more details on CVE-2016-7151, refer to the official commits and pull requests in the Capstone GitHub repository.