CVE-2016-9033 describes an exploitable buffer overflow in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system, specifically within the Ioctl system call when handling native file systems. An attacker can craft malicious input to trigger an out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH) due to its local attack vector, high attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion 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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