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CVE-2016-9427
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Dec 12, 2016
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-119
CWE-190
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (5)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| bdwgc_project | bdwgc | * |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
| opensuse | leap | 42.2 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-mg78-4mqg-2c9m
Integer overflow vulnerability in bdwgc before 2016-09-27 allows attackers to cause client of...
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
4.14%
Top 10% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.4 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub