High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8733
CVE-2016-8733
Description
An exploitable integer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES when dealing with native file systems. An attacker can craft an input that can cause a kernel panic and potentially be leveraged into a full privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-9031.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0248/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94920nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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