What is CVE-2016-0857?

CVE-2016-0857 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-0857?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2016-0857

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Advantech Webaccess
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0857?: CVE-2016-0857 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-0857?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.