CVE-2016-6245
OpenBSD Denial of Service (DoS)
Description
OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a large size in a getdents system call.
INFO
Published Date :
March 7, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 9, 2017, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-6245 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-6245.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html | Release Notes |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html | Release Notes |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6245 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6245 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html No Types Assigned http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html No Types Assigned http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6245 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6245
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile