CVE catalog

CVE-2016-2090

libbsd: CVE-2016-2090

Severity: Medium
Published: Jan 27, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.21% · Oct 27, 2026

Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libbsd	sid	`0.12.2-3`	fixed
Debian	libbsd	forky	`0.12.2-3`	fixed
Debian	libbsd	trixie	`0.12.2-2`	fixed
Debian	libbsd	bookworm	`0.11.7-2`	fixed
Alpine	libbsd	3.2	`0.6.0-r2`	fixed
Alpine	libbsd	3.3	`0.8.2-r0`	fixed
Alpine	libbsd	3.4	`0.8.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libbsd	16.04	`0.7.0-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	16.04	`0.8.0-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	16.04	`0.8.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	16.04	`0.8.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	16.04	`0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libbsd	18.04	`0.8.6-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	18.04	`0.8.6-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	18.04	`0.8.6-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	18.04	`0.8.7-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	18.04	`0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbsd	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libbsd	source	sid	`0.8.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libbsd	source	forky	`0.8.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libbsd	source	trixie	`0.8.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libbsd	source	bookworm	`0.8.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	libbsd	apk	3.2	`0.6.0-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-2090	Not reported
Alpine	libbsd	apk	3.3	`0.8.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-2090	Not reported
Alpine	libbsd	apk	3.4	`0.8.2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2016-2090	Not reported
Ubuntu	libbsd	deb	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1`	Not reported	USN-4243-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	libbsd	deb	16.04	`0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	USN-4243-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	libbsd	deb	18.04	`0.8.7-1ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	USN-4243-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	libbsd	deb	pro	`0.6.0-2ubuntu1+esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2090	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libbsd0]Fixed
Source package: [libbsd]
Details (2)
- 0.11.7-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbsd · debian · 12
- 0.11.7-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbsd · debian · 12
[libbsd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libbsd]
Details (2)
- 0.11.7-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbsd · debian · 12
- 0.11.7-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbsd · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libbsd0]Fixed
Source package: [libbsd]
Details (2)
- 0.12.2-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · 13
- 0.12.2-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · 13
[libbsd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libbsd]
Details (2)
- 0.12.2-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · 13
- 0.12.2-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.2-1
  dsa · libbsd · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:19:55 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]