CVE-2016-6567: SHDesigns' Resident Download Manager provides firmware update capabilities for Rabbit 2000/3000 CPU boards, wh

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2016-6567 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting resident download manager. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SHDesigns' Resident Download Manager provides firmware update capabilities for Rabbit 2000/3000 CPU boards, which according to the reporter may be used in some industrial control and embedded applications. The Resident Download Manager does not verify that the firmware is authentic before executing code and deploying the firmware to devices. A remote attacker with the ability to send UDP traffic to the device may be able to execute arbitrary code

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.9% (top 13%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-494, CWE-20
Published	2018-07-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): CERT/CC · Vendor: shdesigns

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2018-07-13 20:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:51 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy resident-download-manager || rpm -q resident-download-manager || resident-download-manager --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2016-6567?

resident download manager: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2016-6567 being exploited?

CVE-2016-6567 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2016-6567 affect?

CVE-2016-6567 affects resident download manager. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). SHDesigns' Resident Download Manager provides firmware update capabilities for Rabbit 2000/3000 CPU boards, which according to the reporter may be used in some industrial control and embedded applications. The Resident Download Manager does

How urgent is CVE-2016-6567?

Priority 61/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

References

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