Buffer overflow in Joyent Smartos
CVE-2016-9035
An exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES when dealing with native file systems. An attack…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.001 (19.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Joyent Smartos — versions OS 20161110T013148Z, 20161110t013148z
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 94926 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9035?
- CVE-2016-9035 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joyent Smartos, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9035?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9035 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.