Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Informations
Name CVE-2016-6318 First vendor Publication 2016-09-07
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-02-12

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 7.8
Base Score 7.8 Environmental Score 7.8
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or gain privileges via a long GECOS field, involving longbuffer.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6318

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1
Os 1

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-08-17 Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.
File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2017-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-b601141219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-bfa785e39e.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-12-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201612-25.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-09-06 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-2211-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-09-02 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-2107-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-09-01 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2016-1041.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-08-22 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-599.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25
MISC https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db560...
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61...
MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html

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2016-12-13 13:24:13
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2016-11-29 00:26:32
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2016-09-09 00:22:58
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2016-09-08 00:22:45
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