5.5

CVE-2016-1371: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Access Control

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1371DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1371
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1371 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DLA-546-1MGASA-2016-0402USN-3093-1

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted mew packer executable.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.64% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (foxglovesecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Clamav1 product
Debian1 product
  • clamav< 0.99.2+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • clamav< 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

9 links