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CVE-2016-3707

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3707 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically the real-time (rt) patches, as seen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SysRq commands by sending specially crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, potentially after discovering a cookie or reading a local file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel-rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0339 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-327.22.2.rt56.230.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-327.rt56.190.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3707Moderate

kernel-rt: Sending SysRq command via ICMP echo request

May 17, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1301
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1341
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/1