GSD-2016-6354

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer function in Flex before 2.6.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving num_to_read.
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CVE-2016-6354
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