CVE-2016-9176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack buffer overflow in the send.exe and receive.exe components of Micro Focus Rumba 9.4 and earlier could be used by local attackers or attackers able to inject arguments to these binaries to execute code.

Published: 2016-11-04

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Micro Focus

Micro Focus Rumba 9.4

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Micro Focus Rumba 9.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:rumba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9993	Stack buffer overflow in the send.exe and receive.exe components of Micro Focus Rumba 9.4 and earlier could be used by local attackers or attackers able to inject arguments to these binaries to execute code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0276.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94236
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40648/

History

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Subscriptions

Microfocus Rumba

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2016-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.918Z

Reserved: 2016-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9176

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-04T00:59:00.167

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:55:37.703

Link: CVE-2016-9176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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