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CVE-2016-6252

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Date: February 17, 2017

Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6252

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7

Url: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6252

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6252

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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