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CVE-2016-1929· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The XS engine in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to spoof log entries in trace files and consequently cause a denial of service (disk consu

The XS engine in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to spoof log entries in trace files and consequently cause a denial of service (disk consumption and process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, related to an unspecified debug function, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 20, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.3% · 82th percentile
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Action score

38

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
saphana

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sap hanaall versions

Same product

sap: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-7828SAP HANA Database 1.00 SPS10 and earlier do not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unsp
    42Plan
  • CVE-2016-1928Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code vi
    41Plan
  • CVE-2016-6143SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the audit logs, aka SAP Security Note
    40Plan
  • CVE-2016-6150The multi-tenant database container feature in SAP HANA does not properly encrypt communications, which allows remote attackers to bypass in
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-21484LDAP authentication in SAP HANA Database version 2.0 can be bypassed if the attached LDAP directory server is configured to enable unauthent
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-2402In systems using the optional capture & replay functionality of SAP HANA, 1.00 and 2.00, (see SAP Note 2362820 for more information about ca
    33Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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