CVE-2016-4819

moderate-risk

Published 2016-06-19

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.

Do I need to act?

2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Dx Library

Affected Vendors

Dx Library Project

References (6)

Vendor Advisory http://dxlib.o.oo7.jp/dxvulnerability.html

Vendor Advisory http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN15205734/index.html

Vendor Advisory http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000099

Vendor Advisory http://dxlib.o.oo7.jp/dxvulnerability.html

Vendor Advisory http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN15205734/index.html

Vendor Advisory http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000099

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low