What is CVE-2016-15006?

CVE-2016-15006 is a low-severity vulnerability in Enigmax Project, classified under CWE-337. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-15006?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-15006 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Enigmax Project

CVE-2016-15006

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in enigmaX up to 2.2. This issue affects the function getSeed of the file main.c of the component Scrambling Table Handler. The manipulation leads to predictable seed in pseudo-random number generator (prng). The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.3 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 922bf90ca14a681629ba0b807a997a81d70225b5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217181 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Published 2023-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% 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

Enigmax Project
Enigmax — versions 2.0, 2.2, 2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-337

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/pfmonville/enigmaX/commit/922bf90ca14a681629ba0b807a997a81d70225b5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
github.com/pfmonville/enigmaX/releases/tag/2.3 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-15006?: CVE-2016-15006 is a low-severity vulnerability in Enigmax Project, classified under CWE-337. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-15006?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-15006 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.