Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-6354

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.

  • Published: Sep 21, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-6354
  • Severity: Critical
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Critical
  • Score: 9.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
westes / flex - 2.6.0.x