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    CVE-2016-6318

    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.

    Published:Aug 16, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 7, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.03522
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cracklib Project
    Product
    Cracklib
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00122.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92478
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00023.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High