CVE-2016-6252 Information

Description

Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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 https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8