# CVE-2016-9053: Memory corruption in Database Server

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Aerospike Database Server by sending a specially crafted packet to the service port.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-c5vw-2cfj-6qf7

## What is CVE-2016-9053?

CVE-2016-9053 is a critical memory corruption 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 out-of-bounds indexing vulnerability exists within the RW fabric message particle type of Aerospike Database Server 3.10.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the server to fetch a function table outside the bounds of an array resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can simply connect to the port to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-129 (Improper Validation of Array Index)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9053?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aerospike Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9053?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9053 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-2016-9052](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)
- [CVE-2016-9049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9049/): Null dereference in Database Server (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9053 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9053 is a critical memory corruption 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-2016-9053 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-2016-9053/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9053/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9053
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9053
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9053

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