CVE-2016-9032 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system, specifically within the Ioctl system call when processing the HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES command on native file systems. An attacker can exploit this by crafting malicious input, causing an out-of-bounds memory access that could lead to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but successful exploitation can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20161110t013148zCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20161110t013148z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.