7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6855
Eye of GNOME (eog) UTF-8 Deserialization Arbitrary Write Vulnerability
Description

Eye of GNOME (aka eog) 3.16.5, 3.17.x, 3.18.x before 3.18.3, 3.19.x, and 3.20.x before 3.20.4, when used with glib before 2.44.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via vectors involving passing invalid UTF-8 to GMarkup.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6855 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Gnome glib
2 Gnome eye_of_gnome
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6855.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143 Issue Tracking
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4 Issue Tracking Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5 Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3 Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4 Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00018.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40291/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143 Issue Tracking
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4 Issue Tracking Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5 Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3 Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4 Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00018.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40291/

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00018.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40291/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40291/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR AND *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR AND *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.17.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eye_of_gnome:3.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.44.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T6GFDHLNPUG7JHWM3QLXQNRA7NZGU2KI/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JVINHHR6VJKXTYYMAYKN5GROKHVT4UKB/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6855 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6855 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.13 }} 4.90%

score

0.93943

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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