CVE-2016-15024

Name: CVE-2016-15024
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-02-19T18:15:10.067+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-15024 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in doomsider shadow. It has been classified as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in doomsider shadow. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as 3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-221478 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.21%

10.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Doomsider Shadow Project	Doomsider Shadow	< 2016-06-09

References

https://github.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221478Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221478Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221478Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221478Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 19, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-15024?

How severe is CVE-2016-15024?

CVE-2016-15024 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15024?

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Source: NVD / NIST