PT-2017-7996 · Libbsd+2 · Libbsd+2

Hanno Boeck · Published 2017-01-13 · Updated 2021-01-05 · CVE-2016-2090

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libbsd versions prior to 0.8.2

Description The issue is related to an off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function, which can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. This allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8.2, update to version 0.8.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1297

CVE-2016-2090

DLA-2052-1

USN-4243-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Ubuntu

Libbsd

References · 22

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2052-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIQKQ42Z7553D46QY3IMIQKS52QTNIHY · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KJE5SPSX7HEKLZ34LUTZLXWPEL2K353 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4243-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libbsd/commit/?id=c8f0723d2b4520bdd6b9eb7c3e7976de726d7ff7 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20367 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-2090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4243-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2090 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2090 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-13 · Vendor Advisory