Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9035 is a local privilege-escalation risk in Joyent SmartOS build 20161110T013148Z. A low-privileged local attacker could trigger a buffer overflow in the Hyprlofs file system path handling and potentially gain higher privileges. It is high severity, but evidence indicates local access and high attack complexity. Exposure appears limited to Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z systems using the affected Hyprlofs functionality. The source bundle does not identify other products, versions, distributions, or cloud images as affected. Treat this as a high-priority legacy platform exposure if SmartOS 20161110T013148Z remains in use. It is not internet-remote from the cited evidence, but it can threaten host control where local access exists. Mitigation focus: Inventory SmartOS hosts for build 20161110T013148Z.; Check Joyent and Talos guidance for fixed images or workarounds.; Replace or upgrade affected systems only according to vendor guidance..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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