CVE-2016-4819

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 19, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The printfDx function in Takumi Yamada DX Library for Borland C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, DX Library for Gnu C++ 3.13f through 3.16b, and DX Library for Visual C++ 3.13f through 3.16b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dxlib.o.oo7.jp/dxvulnerability.html
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN15205734/index.html
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000099
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Vendor Advisory
http://dxlib.o.oo7.jp/dxvulnerability.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN15205734/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

dx_library_project