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CVE-2016-6354

critical

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer function in Flex before 2.6.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving num_to_read.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/12

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/8

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3653

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-31

https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/a5cbe929ac3255d371e698f62dc256afe7006466

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-21

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.08838