SAP HANA XS Engine HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP HANA and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component XS Engine. The manipulation as part of HTTP Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-1928. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in SAP HANA (Database Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component XS Engine. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 01/20/2016 with ERPScan as 2241978 as confirmed security note (Website). The advisory is shared for download at erpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1928 since 01/19/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/23/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 81437†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56381†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80297, VDB-80298 and VDB-80617. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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09/29/2015 🔍
01/11/2016 +105 days 🔍
01/19/2016 +8 days 🔍
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01/22/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/02/2016 +11 days 🔍
07/23/2018 +901 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: 2241978
Organization: ERPScan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1928 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1928
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80616
SecurityFocus: 81437 - SAP HANA CVE-2016-1928 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 56381 - SAP HANA Remote DoS or Code Execution in JSON Hdbxsengine, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2016 09:32
Updated: 07/23/2018 07:48
Changes: 01/22/2016 09:32 (60), 07/23/2018 07:48 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:DD7:103

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