VDB
GHSA-f7mv-c94v-v96r
GHSA-f7mv-c94v-v96r
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6318 advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478 url