CVE-2016-2531

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

2.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 83.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (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:N/I:N/A:H

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

2016-02-28 02:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 23:32Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-02-20

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

9d07950ee8b2f80142dbb0a985a17ead4b180ef737d93b8a720f94a2e8743cf9

• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0661http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00016.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0660http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00015.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• www.debian.orgDSA-3516http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3516vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11829x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201604-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-10.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• code.wireshark.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=de65fd6b00d0b891930324b9549c93ccfe9cac30x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securitytracker.com1035118http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035118vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK