CVE-2016-8606

critical
Published 2017-01-12 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8606.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/2

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-10

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed2.0.13-1
fedora fedora23affected
fedora fedora24affected
fedora fedora25affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gnuguile2.0.12

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.