CVE-2016-6242 Information

Description

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and kernel panic) via a large ident value in a kevent system call.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5