CVE-2016-0772

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

15.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-09-02 14:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 22:30Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-12-16

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailurePillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

749befe6e645c92555281660729b8fd8cdb6df77d5a67d196c4f5b09d9751b14

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• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1627http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1627.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• hg.python.orghttps://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b3ce713fb9bex_refsource_CONFIRM
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1629http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1629.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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• docs.python.orghttps://docs.python.org/3.4/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-4-5x_refsource_CONFIRM
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• hg.python.orghttps://hg.python.org/cpython/raw-file/v2.7.12/Misc/NEWSx_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-18https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-18vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• docs.python.orghttps://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-5-2x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com91225http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91225vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1628http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1628.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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