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CVE-2017-16646

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16646 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the dib0700_devices.c driver for USB DVB devices, affecting versions up to 4.13.11. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a system crash (BUG) and potentially other unspecified impacts through a specially crafted USB device. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.6, it requires physical access to the system and local user privileges. 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
<= 4.13.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.6MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.7
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 170 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-16646Low

kernel: BUG in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_devices.c

Oct 22, 2017

References

groups.google.com / d/msg/syzkaller/-d6ilzbVu_g/OBy8_62mAwAJ
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
patchwork.linuxtv.org / patch/45291
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-3
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-2
securityfocus.com / bid/101846
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry