What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-0869?

CVE-2016-0869 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-0869?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-0869. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Promotic CVE-2016-0869

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2016-01-26 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Promotic

5.0

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 26, 2016 - 19:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a malformed HTML document.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a malformed HTML document. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Heap-based buffer overflow in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a malformed HTML document. Affected products include: Microsys Promotic. Version information: before 8.3.11.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.