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Vulnerability details: VCID-5wq9-j73x-qkda
Vulnerability ID VCID-5wq9-j73x-qkda
Aliases CVE-2016-1521
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphite, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
epss 0.00846 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521
cvssv3 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00088.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0197.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0594.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-1521.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1521
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1521
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1522
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1523
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1526
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-14.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1
1305805 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305805
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-1521 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521
GLSA-201701-35 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
GLSA-201701-63 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63
RHSA-2016:0197 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0197
RHSA-2016:0258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0258
RHSA-2016:0594 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0594
USN-2902-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2902-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.74774
EPSS Score 0.00846
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:02:15.137805+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63 38.0.0