CVE-2016-4819 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The printfDx function in Takumi Yamada DX Library for Borland C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, DX Library for Gnu C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, and DX Library for Visual C++ 3.13f through 3.16b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

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 0.02675.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library::::::borland_c\+\+::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library::::::gnu_c\+\+::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dx_library_project:dx_library::::::visual_c\+\+::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5801	The printfDx function in Takumi Yamada DX Library for Borland C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, DX Library for Gnu C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, and DX Library for Visual C++ 3.13f through 3.16b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://dxlib.o.oo7.jp/dxvulnerability.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN15205734/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000099

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2016-06-19T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.308Z

Reserved: 2016-05-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4819

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-06-19T01:59:12.967

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4819

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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