CVE-2016-6349

The machinectl command in oci-register-machine allows local users to list running containers and possibly obtain sensitive information by running that command.

Published: 2017-03-29 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6349 is rated Low Risk (23.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6349

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.20% 0.13% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.13% 0.20% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6349

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 1.4 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6349

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-6349

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6349
suse low CVE-2016-6349 severity low: SUSE including 13 source package names (libgudev-1_0-0, libgudev-1_0-0-32bit, …), 46 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 46. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6349/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-6349 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (systemd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): not-affected 3, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6349

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6349

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
projectatomic oci-register-machine — cpe:2.3:a:projectatomic:oci-register-machine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6349

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