Out-of-Bounds

Affecting libgc package, versions *

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Overview

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.

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CVSS Score

9.8
high severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    High
  • Integrity
    High
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE
CVE-2016-9427
CWE
CWE-119 CWE-190
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBGC-308607
Disclosed
12 Dec, 2016
Published
12 Dec, 2016