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CVE-2016-6318

CVE-2016-6318 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 2.15% · 84.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
2.15%
84.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTScracklib20, 2.8.22-1, 2.9.0-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTScracklib22.9.2-1build1, 2.9.2-1build2, 2.9.2-1ubuntu1

Timeline

  • Sep 7, 2016 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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