8.1

CVE-2016-3698: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0185RHSA-2016:1086UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3698
Published 13-06-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3698 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libndp before 1.6, as used in NetworkManager, does not properly validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) messages, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks or cause a denial of service (network connectivity disruption) by advertising a node as a router from a non-local network.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.81% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.81%

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

Redhat10 products
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Libndp1 product
Mageia1 product
  • libndp< 1.4-3.1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
  • libndp&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.6-2.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • libndp< 1.4-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

7 vendors · 17 products

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