What is CVE-2016-1928?

CVE-2016-1928 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Hana, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-1928?

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

Is CVE-2016-1928 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in SAP Hana

CVE-2016-1928

Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, related to JSON, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-01-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.062 (93.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Hana

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1928?: CVE-2016-1928 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Hana, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-1928?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1928 known to be exploited?: 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.