CVE-2016-6252

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    CVE-2016-6252

    Published: 17 Feb 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

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

    References: 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.securityfocus.com/bid/92055, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282, https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 578947e6614aae91e2550c83790e79479b951e40
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.2.1

    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
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