Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
Published 2016-10-28 15:59:10
Updated 2016-11-28 20:40:52
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2016-8597

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8597

0.47%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8597

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-8597

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-8597

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