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 | 2024-11-21 |
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 | |||
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| 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 |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
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
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
Alert History
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| 2024-11-28 12:58:01 |
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| 2021-06-28 21:23:19 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:54:03 |
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| 2021-04-22 02:06:19 |
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| 2020-09-22 21:22:59 |
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| 2020-05-25 05:22:48 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:52:33 |
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| 2018-10-31 00:21:11 |
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| 2018-01-26 12:07:36 |
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| 2017-07-01 09:23:43 |
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| 2016-12-13 13:24:13 |
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| 2016-12-09 13:25:25 |
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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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