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 2.42% · 85.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
2.42%
85.0th percentile

Affected Products

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

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