CVE-2016-1239

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

9.8 CriticalFix available

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Up 0.3 points since Feb 20, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: CVE-2016-1239
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: CVE-2016-1239
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2340 No score

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: EUVD-2016-2340
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4592-7p97-jfvp No score

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: GHSA-4592-7p97-jfvp
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: CVE-2016-1239
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1239 9.8

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1239
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1239 9.8

duck before 0.10 did not properly handle loading of untrusted code from the current directory.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1239
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

debian duck

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`duck` Debian:12	before 0.10	0.10
`duck` Debian:13	before 0.10	0.10
`duck` Debian:14	before 0.10	0.10
`duck` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 0.7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 0.7	0.7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1239 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Debian Duck, published February 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in duck 0.10.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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