vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-6354: flex -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 25, 2016 | Apr 3, 2017 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 25, 2016
Added
Apr 3, 2017
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-flex
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