Is CVE-2016-20014 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-20014 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-20014?

CVE-2016-20014 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-20014?

CVE-2016-20014 has an EPSS score of 1.19% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-20014?

Upgrade pam tacplus to 1.4.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-20014

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In pam_tacplus.c in pam_tacplus before 1.4.1, pam_sm_acct_mgmt does not zero out the arep data structure.

How to fix

Remediation Available

pam tacplusNVD

Affected:< 1.4.1Fixed in:1.4.1CVE-2016-20014derived from NVD

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

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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 2024-11-21.