VDB
CVE-2016-6354
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.
EPSS 9.12% · 95.3th percentile
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
EPSS Score
9.12%
95.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | flex | 0, 2.6.0-1, 2.6.0-4 |
Timeline
- Aug 12, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 11, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jul 26, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/97 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6354 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6354 advisory