CVE-2016-2870
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote...
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-2870- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-2870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3943 No score
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3943- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crxh-xh77-8m2q
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote...
Buffer overflow in the CLI on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1 and 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-crxh-xh77-8m2q- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2016-2870 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Ibm Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance Firmware, published July 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.