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CVE-2016-4435

9.0 · CRITICAL

An endpoint of the Agent running on the BOSH Director VM with stemcell versions prior to 3232.6 and 3146.13 may allow unauthenticated clients to read or write blobs or cause a denial of service att…

Published May 25, 2017CWE-264EPSS 0.88%

Overview

CVE-2016-4435 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 25, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An endpoint of the Agent running on the BOSH Director VM with stemcell versions prior to 3232.6 and 3146.13 may allow unauthenticated clients to read or write blobs or cause a denial of service attack on the Director VM. This vulnerability requires that the unauthenticated clients guess or find a URL matching an existing GUID.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refpivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4435Refpivotal.io/security/cve-2016-4435

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4435?

CVE-2016-4435 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 25, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2016-4435?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-4435?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-4435?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-4435 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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