CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-6244
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The sys_thrsigdivert function in kern/kern_sig.c in the OpenBSD kernel 5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a negative "ts.tv_sec" value.
Affected configurations
• openbsd openbsd 5.9
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry