9.8

CVE-2016-1578: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1578
Published 13-05-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1578 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-2955-1

Timeline

  1. 13-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Oxide allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to responding synchronously to permission requests.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Oxide_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • oxide-qt< 1.14.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.14.7-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links