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CVE-2016-7796
CVE-2016-7796
PUBLISHED
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 0.38% · 60.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.38%
60.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | systemd | 227-2ubuntu1, 227-2ubuntu2, 228-1ubuntu2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246 (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)
- 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
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 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