Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-0459 First vendor Publication 2006-03-29
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0459

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-07 (flex)
File : nvt/glsa_200603_07.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1020-1 (flex)
File : nvt/deb_1020_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
23440 Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator (Flex) Multiple Lexicographical Scanners Over...

Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator (Flex) contains a flaw that may allow arbitrary code execution. The issue is due to a buffer overflow in a particular class of lexicographical scanners generated by flex. It is unclear if there are additional vulnerabilities.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1020.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-03-13 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200603-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-03-13 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-260-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flex/flex-2.5.33.tar.bz2?download
http://secunia.com/advisories/19071
http://secunia.com/advisories/19126
http://secunia.com/advisories/19228
http://secunia.com/advisories/19424
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/570
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20060223020346.GA112...
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-07.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/23440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16896
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24995
https://usn.ubuntu.com/260-1/
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