Is CVE-2016-9039 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9039 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9039?

CVE-2016-9039 has a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-9039?

Patch guidance is available from joyent security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-9039.

CVE-2016-9039 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

An exploitable denial of service exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploited this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-400

Metadata

Primary Vendor: JOYENT
Published: 1/31/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

joyent : smartos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-9039. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-9039

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CVE-2016-9039 vulnerability