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Vulnerabilities / CVE-2016-8606

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CVE-2016-8606

guile: REPL server vulnerable to HTTP inter-protocol attacks

Published Modified CWE 284
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat8.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium).

Description

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

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
alpine 3.4guile2.0.11-r3
debian 7guile-2.02.0.5+1-3+deb7u1
debian 8guile-2.02.0.11+1-9+deb8u1
Red Hatguile, guile-develno fix listed
Show all 5 entries from 4 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
alpine 3.4guile2.0.11-r3
debian 7guile-2.02.0.5+1-3+deb7u1
debian 8guile-2.02.0.11+1-9+deb8u1
Red Hatguileno fix listed
Red Hatguile-develno fix listed

References

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