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CVE-2016-9427 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bdwgc project bdwgc
<= 7.4.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:bdwgc_project:bdwgc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse leap
42.1
42.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9427
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-9427 Details - Not Deferred