CVE catalog
CVE-2016-9427
libgc: CVE-2016-9427
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.14% · Oct 27, 2026
Integer overflow vulnerability in bdwgc before 2016-09-27 allows attackers to cause client of bdwgc denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via huge allocation.
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 | libgc | sid | 1:8.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | forky | 1:8.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | trixie | 1:8.2.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | bookworm | 1:8.2.2-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.2d-6.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.2d-6.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libgc | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | gc | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libgc | source | sid | 1:7.6.4-0.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [844771] |
| Debian | libgc | source | forky | 1:7.6.4-0.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [844771] |
| Debian | libgc | source | trixie | 1:7.6.4-0.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [844771] |
| Debian | libgc | source | bookworm | 1:7.6.4-0.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [844771] |
| Ubuntu | libgc | deb | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9427 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libgc | deb | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9427 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libgc | deb | 14.04 | 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | USN-3197-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libgc | deb | 16.04 | 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-3197-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | gc | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 7.2d-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libgc1]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.2-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
1:8.2.2-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
- [libgc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.2-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
1:8.2.2-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libgc1]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · 13
1:8.2.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · 13
- [libgc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · 13
1:8.2.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.6.4-0.3dsa · libgc · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_3057-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9427]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2966-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-721-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:3057-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9427]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3197-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9427]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-9427.json]
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