What is CVE-2016-2870?

CVE-2016-2870 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2016-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-2870?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in IBM Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance

CVE-2016-2870

Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance
IBM Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance Firmware — versions 2.1, 2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91551 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2870?: CVE-2016-2870 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2016-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-2870?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.