Is CVE-2016-1255 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-1255 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-1255?

CVE-2016-1255 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-1255?

CVE-2016-1255 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1255?

Upgrade postgresql-common on debian 11 to 178 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-1255

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The pg_ctlcluster script in postgresql-common package in Debian wheezy before 134wheezy5, in Debian jessie before 165+deb8u2, in Debian unstable before 178, in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS before 129ubuntu1.2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 154ubuntu1.1, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 173ubuntu0.1, in Ubuntu 17.04 before 179ubuntu0.1, and in Ubuntu 17.10 before 184ubuntu1.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a logfile in /var/log/postgresql.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

postgresql-commonDebian

Fixed in:178CVE-2016-1255

postgresql-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:154ubuntu1.1USN-3476-1

Fixed in:173ubuntu0.1USN-3476-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

anonscm.debian.org

Vendor Advisory1

lists.debian.org

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.