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CVE-2016-4951

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.52% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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-2016-4951
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.52%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.