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CVE-2016-4289

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4289 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in GMER 2.1.19357, specifically within the method handling data from the SysTreeView32 control. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to achieve code execution by providing a specially crafted path exceeding 99 characters, leading to a denial of service (high availability impact) as indicated by its CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.19357CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gmer:gmer:2.1.19357:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0058 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

talosintelligence.com / reports/TALOS-2016-0127
ExploitThird Party Advisory