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.
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
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.
- 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 · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-190
- Affected
- bdwgc project/bdwgc · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.