CVE-2016-2090
Published: 13 January 2017
Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | archive search doesn't seem to locate fgetwln usage |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libbsd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(0.8.2-1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |