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CVE-2016-6318

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.36

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) cracklib-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) cracklib-debuginfo-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) cracklib-debugsource-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) libcrack2-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) libcrack2-32bit-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) libcrack2-debuginfo-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 ) libcrack2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.0-7.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 ) cracklib-2.8.12-56.13.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 ) cracklib-32bit-2.8.12-56.13.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability (CVE-2016-6318)NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234