7.5

CVE-2016-3163: debian debian_linux 7PK - Security Features

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3163
Published 12-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3163 is a high (CVSS 7.5) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.43%
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
DSA-3498-1

Timeline

  1. 12-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once to the same method.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.43%

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

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Drupal1 product
  • drupalEOL6.0 | 6.0:beta1 | 6.0:beta2 | 6.0:beta3 | 6.0:beta4 | 6.0:dev | 6.0:rc1 | 6.0:rc2 | 6.0:rc3 | 6.0:rc4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 6.13 | 6.14 | 6.15 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.18 | 6.19 | 6.20 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 6.23 | 6.24 | 6.25 | 6.26 | 6.27 | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.30 | 6.31 | 6.32 | 6.33 | 6.34 | 6.35 | 6.36 | 6.37 | 7.0 | 7.0:alpha1 | 7.0:alpha2 | 7.0:alpha3 | 7.0:alpha4 | 7.0:alpha5 | 7.0:alpha6 | 7.0:alpha7 | 7.0:beta1 | 7.0:beta2 | 7.0:beta3 | 7.0:dev | 7.0:rc1 | 7.0:rc2 | 7.0:rc3 | 7.0:rc4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 7.15 | 7.16 | 7.17 | 7.18 | 7.19 | 7.20 | 7.21 | 7.22 | 7.23 | 7.24 | 7.25 | 7.26 | 7.27 | 7.28 | 7.29 | 7.30 | 7.31 | 7.32 | 7.33 | 7.34 | 7.35 | 7.36 | 7.37 | 7.38 | 7.40 | 7.41 | 7.42 | 7.x-dev
Ubuntu1 product
  • drupal7All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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