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CVE-2016-7795
CVE-2016-7795
PUBLISHED
The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket.
EPSS 0.16% · 36.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.16%
36.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | systemd | 0, 225-1ubuntu9, 227-2ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234 (nist-nvd)
- https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet (nist-nvd)
- [oss-security] 20160930 Re: CVE Request: systemd v209+: local denial-of-service attack (cve.org)
- [oss-security] 20160928 CVE Request: systemd v209+: local denial-of-service attack (cve.org)
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
Timeline
- Oct 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7795 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3094-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7795 third-party-advisory