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Published 2016-05-20 11:00:17
Updated 2018-01-05 02:30:45
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code

Threat overview for CVE-2016-4072

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-4072
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2016-4072 43,987
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4072

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 6.72%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4072

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4072

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-4072

Products affected by CVE-2016-4072

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