What is CVE-2016-20022?

CVE-2016-20022 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2016-20022?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-20022 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in N/a

CVE-2016-20022

In the Linux kernel before 4.8, usb_parse_endpoint in drivers/usb/core/config.c does not validate the wMaxPacketSize field of an endpoint descriptor. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the supplier.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (15.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-20022?: CVE-2016-20022 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2016-20022?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-20022 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.