CVE-2016-9679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.

Published: 2017-01-18

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:provisioning_services:7.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10480	Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03157.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95620
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037625
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219580

History

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Subscriptions

Citrix Provisioning Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.285Z

Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9679

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-18T22:59:01.000

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:56:25.517

Link: CVE-2016-9679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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