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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9427
Bdwgc Integer Overflow Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 1, 2022, 8:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9427 has a 2 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-2016-9427 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 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Bdwgc_project bdwgc
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-2016-9427.

URL Resource
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python C Shell

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 10, 2017, 3:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9427 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9427 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 01, 2022

    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 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:bdwgc_project:bdwgc:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.80 }} 0.10%

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