CVE-2016-6273

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6273
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-07 14:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe lmadmin component in Flexera FlexNet Publisher (aka Flex License Manager) before 2015 SP5 and 2016 before R1 SP1, as used by Citrix License Server for Windows before 11.14.0.1 and Citrix License Server VPX before 11.14.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a type 2F packet with a '01 19' opcode.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.016690000 probability, percentile 0.822190000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Citrix License Server All All All All
Application Citrix License Server Vpx All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Denial of Service Vulnerability in Citrix License Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Vendor Advisory
Citrix License Server CVE-2016-6273 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[R2] Citrix License Server / Flexera FlexNet Publisher lmadmin.exe 2F Packet Handling Remote DoS - Research Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
Citrix License Server Unspecified Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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