CVE-2016-1987
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows...
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-1987- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
- Record
CVE-2016-1987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3076 No score
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3076- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27qw-cxvq-fp97
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows...
HPE IPFilter A.11.31.18.21 on HP-UX, when a certain keep-state configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified UDP packets.
- Record
GHSA-27qw-cxvq-fp97- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Hp Hp-ux Ipfilter, published February 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.