CVE-2016-9176 describes a critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Micro Focus Rumba 9.4 and earlier, specifically within the send.exe and receive.exe components. This flaw allows local attackers, or those capable of injecting arguments into these binaries, to achieve arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:rumba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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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.