CVE-2016-2959

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

0.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 58.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2017-08-29 18:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-16 22:15Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-03-09

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3e573c1d7bf0f399646488da9791a978da908025d108b461409328770f1e84a5

• www.securityfocus.com100599http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100599vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113804x_refsource_MISC
• www.securitytracker.com1039231http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039231vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.ibm.comhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006439x_refsource_CONFIRM