CVE-2016-6855

Name: CVE-2016-6855
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-09-07T18:59:05.703+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 18.86%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6855 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 18.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

18.86%

96.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fedoraproject	Fedora	23
Fedoraproject	Fedora	24
Opensuse	Leap	42.1
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.16.5
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.1
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.2
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.3
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.90
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.91
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.17.92
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.18.0
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.18.1
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.18.2
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.1
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.2
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.3
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.4
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.90
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.91
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.19.92
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.20.0
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.20.1
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.20.2
Gnome	Eye Of Gnome	3.20.3

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143Issue Tracking
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4Issue Tracking, Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4Release 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.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138486/Gnome-Eye-Of-Gnome-3.10.2-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92616Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3069-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770143Issue Tracking
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/commit/?id=e99a8c00f959652fe7c10e2fa5a3a7a5c25e6af4Issue Tracking, Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.16.5Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.18.3Release Notes
https://git.gnome.org/browse/eog/plain/NEWS?h=3.20.4Release 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/

Timeline

Published: Sep 7, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

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How severe is CVE-2016-6855?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-6855 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 18.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST