What is CVE-2016-5759?

CVE-2016-5759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-5759?

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

Improper input validation in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

CVE-2016-5759

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-09-08 · 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: 0.004 (30.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12.0
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12.0
openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-October/002337.html (mailing-list)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00083.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5759?: CVE-2016-5759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-5759?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.