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CVE-2016-1606

Published: Jul 3, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
45.6%
Top 1.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in COM objects in Micro Focus Rumba 9.4.x before 9.4 HF 13960 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the NetworkName property value to ObjectXSNAConfig.ObjectXSNAConfig in iconfig.dll, (2) the CPName property value to ObjectXSNAConfig.ObjectXSNAConfig in iconfig.dll, (3) the PrinterName property value to ProfileEditor.PrintPasteControl in ProfEdit.dll, (4) the Data argument to the WriteRecords function in FTXBIFFLib.AS400FtxBIFF in FtxBIFF.dll, (5) the Serialized property value to NMSECCOMPARAMSLib.SSL3 in NMSecComParams.dll, (6) the UserName property value to NMSECCOMPARAMSLib.FirewallProxy in NMSecComParams.dll, (7) the LUName property value to ProfileEditor.MFSNAControl in ProfEdit.dll, (8) the newVal argument to the Load function in FTPSFTPLib.SFtpSession in FTPSFtp.dll, or (9) a long Host field in the FTP Client.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
rumbamicrofocusSecurity Products
RUMBAMicro Focus International
On-prem
Security Products / siem-soar
microfocuscommercialGBSecurity Productsaka micro focus, microfocus
micro focus internationalcommercialSecurity Productsaka rumba, acutoweb, arcsight logger

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016050136
cxsecurity.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91548
securityfocus.com
http://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/mainframe_solutions/rumba/w/knowledge_base/28601.rumba-9-4-stack-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities.aspx
community.microfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 3, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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