CVE-2015-8277: flexerasoftware flexnet_publisher

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8277 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in flexerasoftware flexnet_publisher. EPSS estimates a 28.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-02-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher before 11.13.1.2 Security Update 1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet with opcode (a) 0x107 or (b) 0x10a.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.