CVE-2016-6188
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory...
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2016-6188- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2016-6188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7121 No score
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7121- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wc3-v5wf-mg8q
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory...
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-5wc3-v5wf-mg8q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2016-6188- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6188
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6188- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6188
Memory leak in SOGo 2.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of attempts to upload a large attachment, related to temporary files.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6188- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6188 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Alinto Sogo, published February 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in sogo 3.2.4-0.2.
References
sogo.nu/bugs/view.php?id=3510
github.com/inverse-inc/sogo/commit/32bb1456e23a32c7f45079c3985bf732dd0d276d
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/3
securityfocus.com/bid/96007
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6188
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6188
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6188
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6188