CVE-2016-9427
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Integer overflow vulnerability in bdwgc before 2016-09-27 allows attackers to cause client of bdwgc denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via huge allocation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.14% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-12-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bdwgc project | bdwgc |
| debian | debian linux |
| opensuse | leap |
| opensuse | opensuse |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407
- https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html
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