7.8

CVE-2016-1879: freebsd

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 29-01-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1879 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in freebsd. EPSS estimates a 13.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.26%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 29-01-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

13.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.26% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
13.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosfreebsdUnverified

    FreeBSD SCTP ICMPv6 - Error Processing

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Freebsd1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links