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Ubuntu: USN-3197-1 (CVE-2016-9427): libgc vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-3197-1 (CVE-2016-9427): libgc vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/11/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/16/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libgc1c2

References

  • USN-3197-1
  • 94407
  • CVE-2016-9427
  • DLA-721-1

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