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CVE-2016-9827

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9827 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the _iprintf function of the listswf tool within libming 0.4.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted SWF file. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0176 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_iprintf-outputtxt-c
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/7
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95086