VDB
CVE-2016-6354
CVE-2016-6354
PUBLISHED
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 36.25% · 97.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
36.25%
97.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | flex | 0, 2.6.0-1, 2.6.0-4 |
Timeline
- Sep 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6354 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/97 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6354 third-party-advisory