PT-2016-6824 · Cracklib+2 · Cracklib+2

Padma81 · Published 2015-10-26 · Updated 2023-02-12 · CVE-2016-6318

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cracklib (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function, located in lib/fascist.c. This overflow can be triggered by a long GECOS field, which involves a long buffer. As a result, local users may cause a denial of service, leading to an application crash, or potentially gain privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1926

ALT-PU-2019-1579

CVE-2016-6318

DLA-2220-1

DLA-599-1

MGASA-2016-0302

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10359-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1

SUSE-SU-2016_2107-1

SUSE-SU-2016_2211-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Cracklib

References · 40

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2220-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-25 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6318 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6318 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2019-1579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0302.html · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/cracklib2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2015-1926 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2220-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6318 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6318 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6318 · Vendor Advisory