THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-4485
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-4485

Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.7%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
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
2016-05-23

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 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-4485

  • Confirm whether Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-4485.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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