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CVE-2016-9036

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-12-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

An exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success when trying to check if decoding a map16 packet will read outside the bounds of a buffer, resulting in a denial of service vulnerability.

Affected products

• Tarantool Msgpuck library: 1.0.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95064
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0254/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95064
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0254/

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