CVE-2016-9427
libgc - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-9427
To remediate CVE-2016-9427, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libgc—upgrade to 1:7.6.4-0.3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:7.4.2-8+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:7.1-9.1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9427 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:7.6.4-0.3
- from 0, < 1:7.4.2-8+deb9u1
- from 0, < 1:7.1-9.1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |