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CVE-2016-9031

HIGH

7.8

Description

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 32-bit 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-2016-8733.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published12/14/2016

Last Modified4/12/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

joyent:smartos

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94921(talos-cna@cisco.com)

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0249/(talos-cna@cisco.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94921(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0249/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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