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TI-2016-07395 Aliases CVE-2016-9032GHSA-f247-ph8x-mj56

Buffer overflow in Joyent SmartOS

Priority LOW 31CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES when dealing with native file systems. An attacker can craft an input that can cause a buffer overflow in the nm variable leading to an out of bounds memory access and could result in potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-9034.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00528 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JoyentSmartOSOS 20161110T013148Z—No fix listedCNA
  • SmartOS VendorJoyent Affected OS 20161110T013148Z Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20161110t013148z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20161110t013148zVulnerableJoyent
  • cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20161110t013148z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20161110t013148z Vulnerable ·Joyent

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9032
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f247-ph8x-mj56

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-19340 An issue was discovered in illumos before f859e7171bb5db34321e45585839c6c3200ebb90… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-16788 An issue was discovered in illumos before 2020-10-22, as used in OmniOS before r151030by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07190 Integer overflow in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07394 Integer overflow in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-01082 Use after free in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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