CVE-2016-9033
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 attacker can craft an input that can cause a buffer overflow in the path variable leading to an out of bounds memory access and could result in potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-9035.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0251/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94928cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94928enisa_euvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0251/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94928Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0251/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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