THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-3416
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-3416

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The sqlite3VXPrintf function in printf.c in SQLite before 3.8.9 does not properly handle precision and width values during floating-point conversions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via large integers in a crafted printf function call in a SELECT statement.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2015-04-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-3416

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-3416.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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