CVE-2016-9037 Memory corruption in Tarantool
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Tarantool by sending a specially crafted packet that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9037?
CVE-2016-9037 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Tarantool, published on 23 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable out-of-bounds array access vulnerability exists in the xrow_header_decode function of Tarantool 1.7.2.0-g8e92715. A specially crafted packet can cause the function to access an element outside the bounds of a global array that is used to determine the type of the specified key's value. This can lead to an out of bounds read within the context of the server. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can cause a denial of service vulnerability on the server.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9037?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tarantool Tarantool.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9037?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9037, GHSA-84pj-3xv4-7g42, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9037.