AZL-40794
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-40794.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-40794
- Upstream
- Published
- 2019-01-15T00:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-21T04:29:11.808018Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- CVE-2019-6293 affecting package flex for versions less than 2.6.4-7
- Details
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An issue was discovered in the function markbeginningasnormal in nfa.c in flex 2.6.4. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the markbeginningasnormal function making recursive calls to itself in certain scenarios involving lots of '*' characters. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service.
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