5.5

CVE-2016-7440: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7440DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7440
Published 13-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7440 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 7
DLA-708-1DSA-3706-1DSA-3711-1MGASA-2016-0371OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The C software implementation of AES Encryption and Decryption in wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) before 3.9.10 makes it easier for local users to discover AES keys by leveraging cache-bank timing differences.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu6 products
  • mariadb-10.0< 10.0.28-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • mariadb-5.5< 5.5.53-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.5< 5.5.53-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.7< 5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • percona-server-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.53 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.28 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.19
Oracle1 product
  • mysql≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.52 | ≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.33 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.15
Wolfssl1 product

5 vendors · 11 products

References

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