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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-3955
Apache Linux kernel Denial of Service Out-of-bounds Write
Description

The usbip_recv_xbuff function in drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value in a USB/IP packet.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3955 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3955 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-3955.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Patch Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

A demo server for CVE-2016-3955 (UBOAT)

cve vulnerability golang usb usbip

Go

Updated: 2 years ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2017, 5:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3955 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3955 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.5.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.80 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.10.102 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.59 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.68 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.28 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.9 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.5.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.96 }} -15.91%

score

0.91002

percentile

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