CVE-2016-1928

Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a...

9.8 Critical

Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, related to JSON, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

6.25%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-1928
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1928
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3017 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3017
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x94-9qvg-gr4q 9.8

Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a...

Record: GHSA-3x94-9qvg-gr4q
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap hana

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1928 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sap Hana, published January 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.25%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.