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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-2090 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2090 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Freedesktop libbsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2090.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2090 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2090 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5
    Added Reference https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881
    Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 Issue Tracking https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 Issue Tracking, Patch https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libbsd:libbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.8.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.8.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00036.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 No Types Assigned https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93881 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html No Types Assigned https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/36-Heap-buffer-overflow-in-fgetwln-function-of-libbsd.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libbsd:libbsd:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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