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CVE-2016-2187

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.59% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-02 · 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-2016-2187
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.59%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.