CVE-2016-6252 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00103.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Shadow Project	Shadow

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:shadow_project:shadow:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282
https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6252
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6252

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.732Z

Reserved: 2016-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6252

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:00.937

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6252

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6252 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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