What is CVE-2016-1131?

CVE-2016-1131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dx Library Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-1131?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dx Library Project

CVE-2016-1131

Buffer overflow in the CL_vsprintf function in Takumi Yamada DX Library before 3.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dx Library Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000001 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49476817/index.html (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
homepage2.nifty.com/natupaji/DxLib/dxvulnerability.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1131?: CVE-2016-1131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dx Library Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-1131?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.