CVE-2016-1176: sharp eva_animator

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1176 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in sharp eva_animator. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-04-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the ActiveX control in Sharp EVA Animeter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.