What is CVE-2016-0247?

CVE-2016-0247 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-0247?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2016-0247

IBM Security Guardium 8.2 before p310, 9.x through 9.5 before p700, and 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows local users to obtain sensitive cleartext information via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by password information.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 8.2, 9.0, 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93341 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0247?: CVE-2016-0247 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-0247?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.