What is CVE-2016-10311?

CVE-2016-10311 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-10311?

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

Is CVE-2016-10311 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Sap Netweaver

CVE-2016-10311

Stack-based buffer overflow in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service () by sending a crafted packet to the SAPSTARTSRV port, aka SAP Security Note 2295238.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.068 (91.5th 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

Sap Netweaver — versions 7.0, 7.3, 7.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vah13/SAP_

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10311?: CVE-2016-10311 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-10311?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10311 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.