VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3196
skeleton.c in yacc does not properly handle reduction of a rule with an empty right hand side, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause an out-of-bounds stack access when the yacc stack pointer points to the end of the stack.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
skeleton.c in yacc does not properly handle reduction of a rule with an empty right hand side, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause an out-of-bounds stack access when the yacc stack pointer points to the end of the stack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.45% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- yacc/yacc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=121553004431393&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=121553036432044&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31073
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2151/references
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=121553004431393&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=121553036432044&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31073
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2151/references
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.