CVE-2016-8339
highpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.148 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A buffer overflow in Redis 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 causes arbitrary code execution when a crafted command is sent. An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the client-output-buffer-limit option during the CONFIG SET command for the Redis data structure store. A crafted CONFIG SET command can lead to an out of bounds write potentially resulting in code execution.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.6–9.8
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affected products (5)
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references (13)
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- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0206/cnnvd
- https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/6d9f8e2462fc2c426d48c941edeb78e5df7d2977cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-16cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4050/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93283cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93283enisa_euvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0206/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/antirez/redis/commit/6d9f8e2462fc2c426d48c941edeb78e5df7d2977enisa_euvd
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