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illumos osnet-incorporation bcopy() and bzero() implementations make signed instead of unsigned comparisons allowing a system crash.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2016-6560
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-6560 is rated Moderate Risk (56.1/100) : CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6560
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2025-03-30
0.58%
0.48%
-0.10%
2
2025-03-29
0.48%
0.58%
+0.10%
3
2025-03-17
—
0.48%
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Full EPSS history
(5 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6560
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
8.6
3.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9
4.0
[email protected]
7.8
2.0
HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0
6.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6560
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6560
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
illumos
illumos
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cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2016-6560
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Threat Intelligence