VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9427

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 4.14% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-190
Affected: bdwgc project/bdwgc · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135Issue Tracking, Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135Issue Tracking, Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.