CVE-2015-8277

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher before...

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

28.7%Down 36.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2015-8277
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8277
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8165 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-8165
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjj8-v87q-7v27 9.8

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher before...

Record: GHSA-pjj8-v87q-7v27
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

flexerasoftware flexnet publisher

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	securifera/CVE-2015-8277-Exploit	2016-05-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8277 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Flexerasoftware Flexnet Publisher, published February 24, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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