CVE-2016-1928
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, related to JSON, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sap | hana | - | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/65
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538212/100/0/threaded
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-005-sap-hana-hdbxsengine-json-dos/
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-january-2016-review/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/65
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538212/100/0/threaded
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-005-sap-hana-hdbxsengine-json-dos/
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-january-2016-review/
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.