CVE-2019-16166: Medium severity gnu cflow vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2019
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Updated

GNU cflow through 1.6 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the nexttoken function in parser.c.

Affected Software

1 affected component
GNU cflow<=1.6

Event History

Sep 9, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:37 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:37 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-16166?

CVE-2019-16166 is a vulnerability found in GNU cflow through 1.6 that allows a heap-based buffer over-read in the nexttoken function in parser.c.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-16166?

CVE-2019-16166 has a severity value of 6.5, which is considered medium.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2019-16166?

The affected software is GNU cflow version 1.6.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-16166?

To fix CVE-2019-16166, update GNU cflow to a version higher than 1.6.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-16166?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-16166 at the following link: [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cflow/2019-04/msg00000.html](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cflow/2019-04/msg00000.html)

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