CVE-2016-8390

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An exploitable out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the parsing of ELF Section Headers of Hopper Disassembler 3.11.20. A specially crafted ELF file can cause attacker controlled pointer arithmetic resulting in a partially controlled out of bounds write. An attacker can craft an ELF file with specific section headers to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8390: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix