VDB
CVE-2016-9643
CVE-2016-9643
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The regex code in Webkit 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) as demonstrated in a large number of ($ (open parenthesis and dollar) followed by {-2,16} and a large number of +) (plus close parenthesis).
EPSS 3.07% · 87.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.07%
87.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | *, 0, 5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | 5.212.0~alpha4-33build1, 5.212.0~alpha4-34, 5.212.0~alpha4-34ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.10.4+dfsg1-1, 2.10.3+dfsg1-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | webkitgtk | 2.4.11-3ubuntu2, 2.4.11-3ubuntu3, 2.4.11-3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | *, *, 5.9.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qtwebkit-source | 2.3.2-0ubuntu11, 0, 2.3.2-0ubuntu10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | webkitgtk | 0, 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1, 2.4.9-2ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | 5.212.0~alpha4-13, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | qtwebkit-source | 0, 2.3.2-0ubuntu13 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | 0, 5.212.0~alpha3-6, 5.212.0~alpha3-5 |
Timeline
- Mar 7, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9643 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/5 third-party-advisory
- https://www.webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0003.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3257-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9643 third-party-advisory