7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-10395
FlexNet Publisher Licensing Service Named Pipe Boundary Error Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

In FlexNet Publisher versions before Luton SP1 (11.14.1.1) running FlexNet Publisher Licensing Service on Windows platform, a boundary error related to a named pipe within the FlexNet Publisher Licensing Service can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds memory read access and subsequently execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2017, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10395 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Flexera flexnet_publisher
1 Flexerasoftware flexnet_publisher
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10395 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10395 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10395 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-144-01
    Added Reference https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76368/
    Added Reference https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notifications/9134-vulnerabilities-within-schneider-electric-floating-license-manager
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-046-01/
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-137-01/
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-144-01/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-144-01/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-137-01/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-046-01/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notifications/9134-vulnerabilities-within-schneider-electric-floating-license-manager [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-144-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Vendor Comment by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Vendor Comment The vulnerability has been analyzed by us as to be exploitable through a locally authenticated user solely in this context. Thus, we assigned the following CVSS metrics and scores for the vulnerability with the CVE identifier CVE-2016-10395: <br /> CVSS version 2: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C <br /> CVSS version 3: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76368/ No Types Assigned https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76368/ Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:flexerasoftware:flexnet_publisher:11.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} -0.06%

score

0.18140

percentile