CVE-2016-8598
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier...
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-8598- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-8598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9445 No score
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9445- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8jw-hvhf-vj2p
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier...
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
GHSA-c8jw-hvhf-vj2p- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS: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
OSV
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
CVE-2016-8598- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8598
Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile computers connected via a zmq interface to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8598- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8598 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Libcsp, published October 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.