CVE-2016-5845

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via an invalid file name in an archive file, aka SAP Security Note 2312905.

Affected products

SAP_SE SAPCAR: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138284/SAP-CAR-Archive-Tool-Denial-Of-Service-Security-Bypass.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/46
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539180/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92406
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-car-multiple-vulnerabilities
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40230/
https://www.onapsis.com/blog/denial-service-attacks-sap-security-notes-august-2016
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138284/SAP-CAR-Archive-Tool-Denial-Of-Service-Security-Bypass.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/46
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539180/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92406
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-car-multiple-vulnerabilities

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