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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-6318
high Nessus Plugin ID 219879
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- 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. (CVE-2016-6318)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 219879
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_6318.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/4/2025
Updated: 8/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6318
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cracklib, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cracklib2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cracklib, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6318