CVE-2006-0459
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 None
Description
flex.skl in Will Estes and John Millaway Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator (flex) before 2.5.33 does not allocate enough memory for grammars containing (1) REJECT statements or (2) trailing context rules, which causes flex to generate code that contains a buffer overflow that might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2006-0459
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2006-03-29T23:02:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-03T21:35:35
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:will_estes_and_john_millaway:flex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.5.32 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:will_estes_and_john_millaway:flex:2.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0459 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0459 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:36:44 | Added to TrackCVE |