Is CVE-2016-3707 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3707 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3707?

CVE-2016-3707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3707?

CVE-2016-3707 has an EPSS score of 3.39% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3707?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.15~rc5-1~exp1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3707

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The icmp_check_sysrq function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the kernel.org projects/rt patches for the Linux kernel, as used in the kernel-rt package before 3.10.0-327.22.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute SysRq commands via crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, as demonstrated by a brute-force attack to discover a cookie, or an attack that occurs after reading the local icmp_echo_sysrq file.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.15~rc5-1~exp1CVE-2016-3707

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references2

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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 2026-05-06.