2.5
LOW
CVE-2016-4980
XQuest Weak Password Generation
Description

A password generation weakness exists in xquest through 2016-06-13.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4980 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Ethz xquest
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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-2016-4980.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4980 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-330
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ethz:xquest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2016-06-13
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.25181

percentile

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