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CVE-2016-2057

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2057 describes a vulnerability in Xymon versions 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.25, where an IPC message queue in lib/xymond_ipc.c is configured with weak permissions (666). This flaw allows local users to inject arbitrary messages into the queue, potentially impacting the integrity of Xymon's operations. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 3.3 (LOW), the vulnerability requires local access and has low attack complexity, primarily affecting integrity (I:L) without impacting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:4.1.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:4.1.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,511 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 0.1 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135758/Xymon-4.3.x-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution-Information-Disclosure.html
sourceforge.net / p/xymon/code/7891
Patch
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3495
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537522/100/0/threaded