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HanaApplication · Sap

CVE-2016-4017

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-04-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Data Provisioning Agent (aka DP Agent) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2262710.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

CVE-2016-4017 is a denial of service vulnerability in the Data Provisioning Agent (DP Agent) component of SAP HANA. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause the DP Agent process to crash via unspecified vectors, resulting in service disruption.

MitigationApply SAP Security Note 2262710 to patch the vulnerability. Additionally, restrict network access to the Data Provisioning Agent and implement defense-in-depth controls to limit exposure until the patch can be applied.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
HanaApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify SAP HANA installation
    Check for SAP HANA installation by searching for HANA-related processes, services, or installation directories (commonly under /usr/sap/ or C:\Program Files\SAP\)
    Affected if SAP HANA software is present on the system
  2. Identify Data Provisioning Agent component
    Look for the Data Provisioning Agent process or service (commonly named 'dpagent' or 'dpa') running on the system using process enumeration (ps, tasklist) or service listing
    Affected if The DP Agent process or service is installed and running on the system
  3. Confirm DP Agent network exposure
    Review network configuration to determine if the DP Agent port/service is accessible from network sources, as the vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger the crash
    Affected if The DP Agent is network-accessible from untrusted sources

If SAP HANA with the Data Provisioning Agent component is installed and network-accessible, the environment is affected by this denial-of-service vulnerability in all SAP HANA versions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply SAP Security Note 2262710 to patch the vulnerability. Additionally, restrict network access to the Data Provisioning Agent and implement defense-in-depth controls to limit exposure until the patch can be applied.

Fix this in Hana Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,980
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