CVE-2016-6252

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-07-19
CWE:
CWE-190
Bugzilla:
1358625: CVE-2016-6252 shadow-utils: Incorrect integer handling results in LPE

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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

Find out more about CVE-2016-6252 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.4
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 shadow-utils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 shadow-utils Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 shadow-utils Not affected

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