Buffer overflow in Gmer

CVE-2016-4289

A stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the method receiving data from SysTreeView32 control of the GMER 2.1.19357 application. A specially created long path can lead to a buffer overflow on the stack resulting in code execution. An attacker needs to create path longer than 99 characters to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-4289: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Gmer — versions 2.1.19357

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4289?
CVE-2016-4289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gmer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-4289?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.