7.8high
CVE-2016-8733
An exploitable integer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 46%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An exploitable integer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES when dealing with native file systems. An attacker can craft an input that can cause a kernel panic and potentially be leveraged into a full privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-9031.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Joyent SmartOS
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94920 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0248/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8733
- NVD: CVE-2016-8733
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