CVE-2016-1928 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....

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.2%

Published: 2016-01-20 18:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:42
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
sap hana	All versions	No fix listed

References

20160420 [ERPSCAN-16-005] SAP HANA hdbxsengine JSON - DoS vulnerability mailing-list
20160427 Re: [ERPSCAN-16-005] SAP HANA hdbxsengine JSON - DoS vulnerability mailing-list
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CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 6.25% (percentile 93.7)
CWE: CWE-119

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.