Quick answers
- Is CVE-2016-9680 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-9680 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9680?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 18 January 2017.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Citrix Provisioning Services Before 7.12.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2016-9680?
- A patch was published on 2017-01-18: Citrix released version 7.12 to address the issue Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2016-9680 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2016-9680?
- Check whether you run Citrix Provisioning Services at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Citrix Provisioning Services versions prior to 7.12. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read sensitive information from kernel memory. While the specific technical vector is not detailed in the advisory, the vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor). Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to bypass security boundaries and access data that should be protected by the operating system kernel. Users are advised to upgrade to Citrix Provisioning Services 7.12 or later to mitigate this risk.
Affected products
- Citrix Provisioning Services Before 7.12
Timeline
- 2016-11-23: disclosed: CVE reserved date
- 2017-01-18: advisory: NVD publication date
- 2017-01-18: patched: Citrix released version 7.12 to address the issue