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 dea...
HighCVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.55%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| joyent smartos | <= 20161110t013148z | No fix listed |
| joyent smartos | = OS 20161110T013148Z | No fix listed |
References
- 94920 broken-link third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.talosintelligence.com exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry