CVE-2016-4980

LOWNVD 2.52.5—

2.5

A password generation weakness exists in xquest through 2016-06-13.

CVSS v3: 2.5
EG Score: 2.5(medium)
EPSS: 31.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 27, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980
secalert@redhathttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-4980
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346016
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-4980
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AVW2QJFNZUZYBN4M4YUE7S2NZBWWMGES/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-330Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:16 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 16:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-4980?

CVE-2016-4980 is a low vulnerability published on November 27, 2019. A password generation weakness exists in xquest through 2016-06-13.

When was CVE-2016-4980 disclosed?

CVE-2016-4980 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 27, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-4980 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-4980 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-4980?

CVE-2016-4980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-4980?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-4980, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2016-4980

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