CRITICAL
Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, related to JSON, aka SAP Security Note 2241978
Published Jan 20, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.25%
Description
Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, related to JSON, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.25% 0.06245
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06245
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 93.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 93.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 93.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 93.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 93.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.25% (0.06245) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2025 | 37.33% (0.37328) | 96.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 42.36% (0.42363) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 25.77% (0.25775) | 95.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 85.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.93% (0.01931) | 72.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 86.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01648) | 88.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01648) | 87.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.61% (0.01611) | 85.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/65 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538212/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-005-sap-hana-hdbxsengine-json-dos/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-january-2016-review/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/65 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538212/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-005-sap-hana-hdbxsengine-json-dos/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-january-2016-review/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 20, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1928
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a