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Case File

CVE-2016-8597

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.26% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-8597
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.26%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and earlier allows hostile components with network access to the SFP underlying network layers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted SFP packets.