Flex: The Fast Lexical Analyzer 2.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:westes:flex:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*part: a version: 2.6.4 update: *
| Vendor | Westes (5c2498a7-cbbc-52cf-a0f1-03b8289fa7aa) |
|---|---|
| Product | Flex (b69aeba9-fd34-5835-a12d-2aef085a8cb9) |
| Edition | * |
| Language | * |
| Software edition | * |
| Target software | * |
| Target hardware | * |
| Other | * |
Notes
Imported from NVD CPE 2.0 feed
PURL mappings
| PURL | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
pkg:deb/debian/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435774 |
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435775 |
pkg:github/westes/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435776 |
pkg:rpm/fedora/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435778 |
pkg:rpm/opensuse/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435779 |
pkg:sourceforge/flex |
purl2cpe | 2026-06-01 10:14:41.435780 |
Vulnerability references
| Identifier | cpeApplicability | Submitted | db.gcve.eu details | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE:CVE-2019-6293 |
vulnerable | 2026-06-08 05:14:10.464023 |
Details available
An issue was discovered in the function mark_beginning_as_normal in nfa.c in flex 2.6.4. There is a stack exhaustion problem caused by the mark_beginning_as_normal 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.
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:30:16.991Z Reference links |
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data |
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