PT-2016-7627 · Joyent · Smartos

Published 2016-12-14 · Updated 2022-12-13 · CVE-2016-9034

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Joyent SmartOS version 20161110T013148Z

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the Hyprlofs file system, specifically in the Ioctl system call with the HYPRLOFS ADD ENTRIES command when handling 32-bit file systems. An attacker can craft input to cause a buffer overflow in the nm variable, leading to out-of-bounds memory access and potential privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Joyent SmartOS version 20161110T013148Z, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Ioctl system call with the HYPRLOFS ADD ENTRIES command to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9034

Affected Products

Smartos

References · 4

• 🔥 http://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0252 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9034 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9034 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94930 · Note