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title: "CVE-2016-9037\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-9037

Publication date 23 December 2016

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9037?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds array access vulnerability exists in the
xrow\_header\_decode function of Tarantool 1.7.2.0-g8e92715. A specially
crafted packet can cause the function to access an element outside the
bounds of a global array that is used to determine the type of the
specified key's value. This can lead to an out of bounds read within the
context of the server. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can
cause a denial of service vulnerability on the server.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tarantool | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9037)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9037)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9037)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9037)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/issues/1992>
* <https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/commit/6dff383817ba490fff93aa1a7b32c8ad4476feec>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9037>