5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8365
OSIsoft PI System Denial of Service Vulnerability Reacting to Incomplete Model
Description

OSIsoft PI System software (Applications using PI Asset Framework (AF) Client versions prior to PI AF Client 2016, Version 2.8.0; Applications using PI Software Development Kit (SDK) versions prior to PI SDK 2016, Version 1.4.6; PI Buffer Subsystem, versions prior to and including, Version 4.4; and PI Data Archive versions prior to PI Data Archive 2015, Version 3.4.395.64) operates between endpoints without a complete model of endpoint features potentially causing the product to perform actions based on this incomplete model, which could result in a denial of service. OSIsoft reports that in order to exploit the vulnerability an attacker would need to be locally connected to a server. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8365 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 Osisoft pi_data_archive
2 Osisoft pi_af_client
3 Osisoft pi_buffer_subsystem
4 Osisoft pi_sdk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-8365.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94165 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICS-VU-313-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00308 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8365 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-437
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00308 No Types Assigned https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00308 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94165 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94165 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICS-VU-313-03 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICS-VU-313-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_af_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_buffer_subsystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.5.0 *cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_data_archive:*:*:*:*:2016:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.400.1162 *cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_sdk:*:*:*:*:2016:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94165 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.19015

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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