What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-7856?

CVE-2016-7856 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.8%.

Dng Converter CVE-2016-7856

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2016-12-15 psirt@adobe.com

Adobe Buffer Overflow RCE Dng Converter

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 15, 2016 - 06:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

AnalysisAI

Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

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. Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. Affected products include: Adobe Dng Converter.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.