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CVE-2008-3196

HIGHEPSS 70th pctl
7.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

skeleton.c in yacc does not properly handle reduction of a rule with an empty right hand side, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause an out-of-bounds stack access when the yacc stack pointer points to the end of the stack.

How to fix

Remediation Available
byaccDebian
Fixed in:20070509-1.1CVE-2008-3196
Fixed in:20070509-1.1CVE-2008-3196
Fixed in:20070509-1.1CVE-2008-3196
Fixed in:20070509-1.1CVE-2008-3196

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

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