THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-2117
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-2117

Vm Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.4%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Vm Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2016-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-2117

  • Confirm whether Oracle Vm Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-2117.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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