CVE-2016-15006
LOWDescription
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in enigmaX up to 2.2. This issue affects the function getSeed of the file main.c of the component Scrambling Table Handler. The manipulation leads to predictable seed in pseudo-random number generator (prng). The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.3 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 922bf90ca14a681629ba0b807a997a81d70225b5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217181 was assigned to this vulnerability.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2020-28597 | High | 7.5 | 1.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-7558 | High | 8.7 | 0.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-7770 | Unscored | - | 0.5% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2016-15006?
Upgrade enigmax to 2.3 or later.
Is CVE-2016-15006 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2016-15006 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.76% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2016-15006?
CVE-2016-15006 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2016-15006 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for enigmax (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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