Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting flex-doc package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FLEXDOC-1966251
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed18 Jul 2016
Introduced: 18 Jul 2016
CVE-2016-6354 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 flex-doc.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flex-doc package and not the flex-doc package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/a5cbe929ac3255d371e698f62dc256afe7006466
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6354
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3653
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/12