What is CVE-2016-6493?

CVE-2016-6493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenapp, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-6493?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Citrix Xenapp

CVE-2016-6493

Citrix XenApp 6.x before 6.5 HRP07 and 7.x before 7.9 and Citrix XenDesktop before 7.9 might allow attackers to weaken an unspecified security mitigation via vectors related to memory permission.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Citrix Xenapp — versions 6.0.0.0, 6.5.0.0, 7.0.0.0
Citrix Xendesktop
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6493?: CVE-2016-6493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenapp, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-6493?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.