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ALPINE-CVE-2016-6354

ALPINE-CVE-2016-6354 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Heap-based buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer function in Flex before 2.6.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving num_to_read.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.2flex0, 2.5.35-r1, 2.5.35-r3
Alpine:v3.3flex2.5.35-r1, 2.5.35-r2, 2.5.35-r3
Alpine:v3.4flex0, 2.5.35-r2, 2.5.35-r3

Timeline

  • Sep 21, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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