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CVE-2016-1606

68
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1606 identifies multiple critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in COM objects within Micro Focus Rumba 9.4.x, specifically affecting versions prior to 9.4 HF 13960. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical). Public exploit code, EDB-39857, is available, and the vulnerability is considered "Active" on various tracking lists. This high-risk vulnerability, with a FAUCET score of 81.0, underscores the urgent need for patching to mitigate potential exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:rumba:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
45.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39857 · May 26, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4555 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

community.microfocus.com / microfocus/mainframe_solutions/rumba/w/knowledge_base/28601.rumba-9-4-stack-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities.aspx
cxsecurity.com / issue/WLB-2016050136
securityfocus.com / bid/91548
zeroscience.mk / en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5327.php