CVE-2016-5845
SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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- mitre
Description
SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via an invalid file name in an archive file, aka SAP Security Note 2312905.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 40230 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 47 days later
· 47 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 40230 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20160810 [CORE-2016-0006] - SAP CAR Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 92406 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.onapsis.com/blog/denial-service-attacks-sap-security-notes-august-2016 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160810 [CORE-2016-0006] - SAP CAR Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138284/SAP-CAR-Archive-Tool-Denial-Of-Service-Security-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-car-multiple-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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