Vulnerability · CVE-2016-2107
CVE-2016-2107 is listed by inventory_critical.
Published May 5, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · enterprise linux desktop
Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2016-2107 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 89.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run enterprise linux desktop.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2016-5388 · High
- CVE-2016-2108 · Critical
- CVE-2016-2105 · High
- CVE-2016-0616 · Medium
- CVE-2016-0596 · Medium
- Severity
- Medium5.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 89.06%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · cpe redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server aus · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server eus
CVE-2016-2107 is listed by inventory_critical.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop7.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux hpc node7.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus7.2
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux server7.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux server aus7.2
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux server eus7.2
How to fix CVE-2016-2107
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 7.0 · 5 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2016-2107 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 89.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run enterprise linux desktop.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux desktop 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux hpc node 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus 7.2; redhat/enterprise linux server 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information; CWE-310. EPSS 89.06%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 5, 2016 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
CVE-2016-2107 is listed by inventory_critical.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
CVE-2016-2107 is listed by inventory_critical.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-2107
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2016-2107
The AES-NI implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h does not consider memory allocation during a certain padding check, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information via a padding-oracle attack against an AES CBC session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026