CVE-2016-8733

 

Published at: - 14-12-2016 06:59

Last modified: - 19-04-2022 10:15

Total changes: - 2

Description

An exploitable integer 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 kernel panic and potentially be leveraged into a full privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-9031.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0248/
• 94920-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

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