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Critical
CVE-2016-2090
Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/
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View all reports →Affected Software
fedora, libbsd, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
24, 25, 0, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 13th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.