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Vulnerability details: VCID-89g9-adnb-jbcb
Vulnerability ID VCID-89g9-adnb-jbcb
Aliases CVE-2016-1523
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 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
epss 0.01341 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523
cvssv3 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-14
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/2016-02/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00055.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-2016-1523.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1523
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246093
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7575
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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1930
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1935
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1969
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3477
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3491
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.securitytracker.com/id/1035017
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2904-1
1305813 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305813
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:graphite2:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2016-1523 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523
GLSA-201605-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
GLSA-201701-35 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
GLSA-201701-63 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63
mfsa2016-14 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-14
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/
USN-2904-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2904-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523
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:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523
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 0.7997
EPSS Score 0.01341
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:02:15.159595+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63 38.0.0