CVE-2016-9036

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 23, 2016 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMsgpuck

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

An exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success when trying to check if decoding a map16 packet will read outside the bounds of a buffer, resulting in a denial of service vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95064
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0254/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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