CVE-2016-5017 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the C cli shell of Apache ZooKeeper versions prior to 3.4.9 and 3.5.3. This flaw allows attackers to achieve unspecified impact by providing a long command string when using the "cmd:" batch mode syntax. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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