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FreeBSD: VID-B4ECF774-EB01-11E6-9AC1-A4BADB2F4699 (CVE-2016-8606): guile2 -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-B4ECF774-EB01-11E6-9AC1-A4BADB2F4699 (CVE-2016-8606): guile2 -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/05/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

The REPL server (--listen) in GNU Guile 2.0.12 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP inter-protocol attack.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-guile2

References

  • CVE-2016-8606
  • DLA-666-1

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