CVE-2016-4017 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SAP HANA Data Provisioning Agent, causing a denial of service for database services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4017?
CVE-2016-4017 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Data Provisioning Agent (aka DP Agent) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2262710.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Hana.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-4017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j22-cgg5-j3gq.