CVE-2016-8597
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
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 csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-8597- 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 csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-8597- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9444 No score
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9444- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf3q-jhc2-jcgc
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
GHSA-vf3q-jhc2-jcgc- 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 csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-8597- 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-2016-8597
Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8597- 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-2016-8597 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.