CVE-2016-4819 describes a critical vulnerability in the printfDx function of the Takumi Yamada DX Library, affecting versions 3.13f through 3.16b across Borland C++, Gnu C++, and Visual C++ environments. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted string. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.16bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library:*:*:*:*:*:borland_c\+\+:*:* | ||
<= 3.16bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library:*:*:*:*:*:gnu_c\+\+:*:* | ||
<= 3.16bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library:*:*:*:*:*:visual_c\+\+:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.