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CVE-2016-1340

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1340 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting specific versions of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Platform Emulator. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing crafted filename arguments to the libclimeta.so library, potentially leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 8.4, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its presence in the FAUCET Hot List and a single community mention indicate some level of awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5\(2\)ts4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:2.5\(2\)ts4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0\(2c\)aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:3.0\(2c\)a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0\(2c\)ts9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system_platform_emulator:3.0\(2c\)ts9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
envoyvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
mozillavendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
pythonvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (3)

mozillallm-mozilla-5f9cf4e771acc859MEDIUM

[R1] Cisco Unified Computing System - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Apr 15, 2016
envoyllm-envoy-5d976f19ba24b8dcMEDIUM

[R1] Cisco Unified Computing System - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Apr 15, 2016
pythonllm-python-0d16414a021d87ebMEDIUM

[R1] Cisco Unified Computing System - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Apr 15, 2016

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160414-ucspe2
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035582
Third Party Advisory