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CVE-2016-0764

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0764 describes a race condition in Network Manager before version 1.0.12, specifically impacting Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, HPC Node, Server, and Workstation 7. This flaw allows local users to access sensitive connection details by reading temporary files created during ifcfg and keyfile modifications. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.2), the vulnerability has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. 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
<= 1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libnl3-0:3.2.28-2.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: NetworkManager-1:1.4.0-12.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: network-manager-applet-0:1.4.0-2.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.2.4-1.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: NetworkManager

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-0764Low

NetworkManager: Race condition allowing info leak

Apr 2, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking