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CVE-2016-10369

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10369 describes an insecure temporary file usage vulnerability in lxterminal through version 0.3.0, where the application uses /tmp for its socket file. This flaw allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service, preventing terminal launch, and potentially bypass terminal access controls. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lxterminal_project:lxterminal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

bugs.debian.org / 862098
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
git.lxde.org / gitweb
unix.stackexchange.com / questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578
Third Party Advisory