CVE-2016-4518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OSIsoft PI AF Server before 2016 2.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a message.

Published: 2016-06-19

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:osisoft:pi_af_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5505	OSIsoft PI AF Server before 2016 2.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0041.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-166-02
https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Troubleshooting/Alerts/AL00301

History

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Subscriptions

Osisoft Pi Af Server 2016

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2016-06-19T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.770Z

Reserved: 2016-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4518

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-19T20:59:13.393

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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