THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-5360
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-5360

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
42.8%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
HAproxy 1.6.x before 1.6.6, when a deny comes from a reqdeny rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected vendor
Canonical
Affected product
Ubuntu Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-06-30

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 availability.

Its EPSS score of 42.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-5360

  • Confirm whether Canonical Ubuntu Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-5360.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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