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CVE-2016-6318 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cracklib project cracklib
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cracklib_project:cracklib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse leap
42.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

15 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6318
NVD Published Date:
Sep 7, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6318 Details - Not Deferred