CVE-2016-9040
Published: Sep 7, 2018
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
CVSS v3.0
6.2
Description
An exploitable denial of service exists in the the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES when used with a 32 bit model. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploit this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Joyent | SmartOS | affected 20161110T013148Z |
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
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