CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-6239
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The mmap extension __MAP_NOFAULT in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via a large size value.
Affected configurations
• openbsd openbsd 5.8
• openbsd openbsd 5.9
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html Release Notes
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036318 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html Release Notes
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036318 www.securitytracker.com