Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-9427

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.

Affected products

Debian/Debian Linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/openSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bdwgc Project/Bdwgc
cpe:2.3:a:bdwgc_project:bdwgc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.4.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/issues/135nvdIssue TrackingPatch
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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