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Vendor	Westes (`5c2498a7-cbbc-52cf-a0f1-03b8289fa7aa`)
Product	Flex (`b69aeba9-fd34-5835-a12d-2aef085a8cb9`)
Edition	*
Language	*
Software edition	*
Target software	*
Target hardware	*
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PURL mappings

PURL	Source	Last updated
`pkg:deb/debian/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435512
`pkg:deb/ubuntu/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435516
`pkg:github/westes/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435518
`pkg:rpm/fedora/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435521
`pkg:rpm/opensuse/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435524
`pkg:sourceforge/flex`	purl2cpe	2026-06-01 10:14:41.435527

Vulnerability references

Identifier	cpeApplicability	Submitted	db.gcve.eu details	Rationale
`CVE:CVE-2016-6354`	vulnerable	2026-06-08 05:07:59.669120	Details available Heap-based buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer function in Flex before 2.6.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving num_to_read. Published: 2016-09-21T14:00:00.000Z Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.088Z Open on db.gcve.eu Reference links http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/18/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/12 https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/a5cbe929ac3255d371e698f62dc256afe7006466 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3653 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-31	Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
`CVE:CVE-2006-0459`	vulnerable	2026-06-08 04:48:54.004884	Details available flex.skl in Will Estes and John Millaway Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator (flex) before 2.5.33 does not allocate enough memory for grammars containing (1) REJECT statements or (2) trailing context rules, which causes flex to generate code that contains a buffer overflow that might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code. Published: 2006-03-29T23:00:00.000Z Updated: 2024-08-07T16:34:14.696Z Open on db.gcve.eu Reference links http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flex/flex-2.5.33.tar.bz2?download http://www.osvdb.org/23440 http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1020 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0770 http://secunia.com/advisories/19071	Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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