VDB
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | cracklib2 | 0, 2.8.22-1, 2.9.0-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | cracklib2 | 2.9.2-1build1, 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
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6318 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/290 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6318 third-party-advisory