What is CVE-2016-8512?

CVE-2016-8512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8512?

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

Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center

CVE-2016-8512

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in all versions of HPE LoadRunner and Performance Center was found.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-02-15 · 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: 0.055 (92.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center — versions All versions
HP Loadrunner
HP Performance Center

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8512?: CVE-2016-8512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8512?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.