What is CVE-2016-6217?

CVE-2016-6217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-6217?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-6217

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sophos PureMessage for UNIX before 6.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Sophos Puremessage
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6217?: CVE-2016-6217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6217?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.