Provisioning Services
CVE-2016-9678
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Use-after-free vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
AnalysisAI
Use-after-free vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Use-after-free vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services before 7.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Citrix Provisioning Services. Version information: before 7.12.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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