7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6561
Illumos SMBsrv NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6561 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Illumos illumos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6561 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98079
    Added Reference https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799
    Added Reference https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483
    Added Reference https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-476
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98079 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799 No Types Assigned https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483 No Types Assigned https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/ No Types Assigned https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} 0.08%

score

0.72000

percentile

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