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CVE-2016-9829

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9829 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function within the listswf tool of libming version 0.4.7, allowing remote attackers to achieve unspecified impact through a specially crafted SWF file. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that an attacker could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0213 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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-parseswf_definefont-parser-c
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/5
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95133