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CVE-2016-5798

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5798 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fatek Automation PM Designer V3 (v2.1.2.2) and Automation FV Designer (v1.2.8.0). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted packets, leading to a denial of service through application crashes. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fatek:automation_fv_designer:1.2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fatek:automation_pm_designer:2.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0203 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSA-16-287-06
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/93105
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry