VDB
CVE-2016-7796
CVE-2016-7796
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The manager_dispatch_notify_fd function in systemd allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket, which causes an error to be returned and the notification handler to be disabled.
EPSS 0.86% · 56.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.86%
56.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | systemd | 227-2ubuntu1, 227-2ubuntu2, 228-1ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Oct 7, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7796 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7796 third-party-advisory