LOW
xguest insecure password creation
Published Nov 27, 2019
2.5
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.32%
Description
A password generation weakness exists in xquest through 2016-06-13.
Affected products
-
- Version through 2016-06-13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 23
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xguest
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xguest
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xguest | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xguest | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
2.5 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
2.8 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00322
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00322
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 22.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4980 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4980
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4980
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4980 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4980 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4980 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 27, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4980
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a