CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9036

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success, leading to a denial of service vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to service outages, affecting system availability and disrupting the operation of applications using this library.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Msgpuck library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized attempts to exploit this flaw.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success when trying to check if decoding a map16 packet will read outside the bounds of a buffer, resulting in a denial of service vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS