CVE-2016-6252high
Description
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-02-17
Updated: 2017-11-04
Type: CWE-190
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH