CVE-2017-16539

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 78.4% 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

2017-11-04 17:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-01-27 20:39Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2017-11-04

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b34068c3cec21afb6a9567d4a08ac8cd8fcc14ffef1021e334424dd9ddf3add9

• marc.infohttps://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=150985455801444&w=2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399/commits/a21ecdf3c8a343a7c94e4c4d01b178c87ca7aaa1x_refsource_MISC
• marc.infohttps://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=150985062200941&w=2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399x_refsource_MISC
• twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/ewindisch/status/926443521820774401x_refsource_MISC