CVE-2016-9040
Joyent SmartOS Hyprlofs Ioctl Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
An exploitable denial of service exists in the the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES when used with a 32 bit model. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploit this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 7, 2018, 12:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-9040.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20161110t013148z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9040 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9040
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile