Is CVE-2016-10207 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10207 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10207?

CVE-2016-10207 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-10207?

Patch guidance is available from opensuse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-10207.

Fix CVE-2016-10207 - HIGH opensuse leap

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-10207?

10 products: opensuse leap, opensuse leap, tigervnc tigervnc, tigervnc tigervnc, tigervnc tigervnc, and 5 more.

Description

The Xvnc server in TigerVNC allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) by terminating a TLS handshake early.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPENSUSE
Published: 2/28/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

opensuse : leapopensuse : leaptigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnctigervnc : tigervnc

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD