CVE-2016-9040
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CVE-2016-9040 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable denial of service exists in the the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES when used with a 32 bit model. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable denial of service exists in the the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES when used with a 32 bit model. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploit this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joyent | Smartos | 20161110t013148z |
References
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0258Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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