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CVE-2016-2090

Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, wh…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXW · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • blog.fuzzing-project.org /36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • bugs.freedesktop.org /show_bug.cgi?id=93881 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201607-13 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4243-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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