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 :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6855
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected eog package.
- Upgrade the affected eog, eog-dbg, and eog-dev packages.
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.
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.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6855 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6855 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.02 }} 0.46%
score
0.86095
percentile