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CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2016-9054

Database Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
7.7%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the querying functionality of Aerospike Database Server 3.10.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause a stack-based buffer overflow in the function as_sindex__simatch_list_by_set_binid resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can simply connect to the port to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Aerospike
Affected product
Database Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-01-26

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 confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9054

  • Confirm whether Aerospike Database Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9054.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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