CVE-2016-1928: Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser...

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CVE-2016-1928 is a SAP HANA XS engine flaw where a specially crafted HTTP request related to JSON can crash the service or potentially allow arbitrary code execution. Treat it as important for SAP HANA environments, especially if XS engine endpoints are reachable beyond trusted networks. Likely exposure is SAP HANA deployments using the XS engine or hdbxsengine over HTTP. The source bundle does not identify affected versions, CPEs, authentication requirements, or configuration prerequisites, so asset validation is necessary. Prioritize assessment where SAP HANA supports business-critical applications or exposes XS engine HTTP services. The potential impact includes outage and possible code execution, but version and exploit evidence are incomplete in the provided sources. Mitigation focus: Review SAP Security Note 2241978 for vendor-confirmed affected versions and fixes.; Apply SAP-provided updates or mitigations where the note says systems are affected.; Inventory SAP HANA systems and identify enabled XS engine or hdbxsengine services..

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Jun 13, 2026, 21:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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