CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-6318
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• cracklib project cracklib (>= 2.9.0 < 2.9.6)
• opensuse leap 42.1
• debian debian linux 8.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25 Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25 Third Party Advisory