CVE-2016-9679
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by...
CVE-2016-9679 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Citrix Provisioning Services, published January 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
- Record
CVE-2016-9679- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
- Record
CVE-2016-9679- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10480 No score
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10480- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj86-9q4g-rcw8
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by...
Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a function pointer.
- Record
GHSA-vj86-9q4g-rcw8- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |