What is CVE-2016-5781?

CVE-2016-5781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wecon Levistudio, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-5781?

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

Buffer overflow in Wecon Levistudio

CVE-2016-5781

Stack-based buffer overflow in WECON LeviStudio allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-07-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.160 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wecon Levistudio

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/91522 (vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-189-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5781?: CVE-2016-5781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wecon Levistudio, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-5781?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.