CVE-2016-8636
Linux Infiniband RDMA Protocol Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
Integer overflow in the mem_check_range function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption), obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write or read request involving the "RDMA protocol over infiniband" (aka Soft RoCE) technology.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 22, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-8636 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-8636.
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).
Integer Overflow (CyberSecurity | UMCP 2018) . This involves exploiting integer overflow vulnerability present in mem_check function of infiniband Soft RoCE implemetation (Ref: CVE-2016-8636). It also exploring Pwnie Adventure island (Reference: LiveOverflow)
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CVE-2016-8636 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.9.9 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8 up to (excluding) 4.9.10 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/ No Types Assigned https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/ Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile