Is CVE-2017-16869 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16869 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16869?

CVE-2017-16869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16869?

CVE-2017-16869 has an EPSS score of 1.00% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16869?

Upgrade upx-ucl on debian 11 to 3.94-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16869

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

p_mach.cpp in UPX 3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mach-O file, related to canPack and unpack functions. NOTE: the vendor has stated "there is no security implication whatsoever.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

upx-uclDebian

Fixed in:3.94-4CVE-2017-16869

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.