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Case File

CVE-2016-10229

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 12.79% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-10229
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
12.79%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.