THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-2344
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-2344

Autodesk Backburner vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.0%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in manager.exe in Backburner Manager in Autodesk Backburner 2016 2016.0.0.2150 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted command. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments in which the administrator has not followed documentation that outlines the security risks of operating Backburner on untrusted networks.
Affected vendor
Autodesk
Affected product
Autodesk Backburner
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-03-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-2344

  • Confirm whether Autodesk Autodesk Backburner is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-2344.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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