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    CVE-2016-8733

    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.

    Published:Dec 14, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 14, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00099
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Joyent
    Product
    Smartos

    Exploits

    http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0248/http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0248/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High