What is CVE-2016-0242?

CVE-2016-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-0242?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2016-0242

IBM Security Guardium 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading an Application Error message.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.1, 10.01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93825 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0242?: CVE-2016-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-0242?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.