# CVE-2016-9049: Null dereference in Database Server

> A specially crafted packet sent to the Aerospike Database Server causes a null pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5hg-crxg-7j9j

## What is CVE-2016-9049?

CVE-2016-9049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aerospike Database Server, published on 21 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the fabric-worker component of Aerospike Database Server 3.10.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the server process to dereference a null pointer. An attacker can simply connect to a TCP port in order to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aerospike Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aerospike Database Server

- [CVE-2016-9051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9051/): Memory corruption in Database Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9053/): Memory corruption in Database Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9052/): Memory corruption in Aerospike version Aerospike Database Server 3.10.0.3 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9054/): Memory corruption in Database Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-9050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9050/): Information disclosure in Database Server (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aerospike Database Server, published on 21 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aerospike Database Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9049

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