PT-2016-6838
CVE-2016-6354
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Published
2016-08-12
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Flex versions prior to 2.6.1
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the
yy get next buffer function, potentially allowing attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via certain vectors involving num to read.Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.6.1, update to version 2.6.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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