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A vulnerability was found in CrackLib (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function FascistGecosUser in the library lib/fascist.c. The manipulation of the argument GECOS with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or gain privileges via a long GECOS field, involving longbuffer.

The weakness was released 09/07/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-6318 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93301 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : cracklib (SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93301).

Productinfo

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• CrackLib

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93301
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : cracklib (SUSE-SU-2016:2107-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703418
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for cracklib FEDORA-2016-b601141219
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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08/16/2016 +21 days 🔍
08/19/2016 +3 days 🔍
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09/08/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 2220-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-6318 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92478 - cracklib CVE-2016-6318 Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2016 21:58
Updated: 09/15/2022 09:13
Changes: 09/08/2016 21:58 (59), 04/12/2019 06:19 (13), 09/15/2022 09:13 (3)
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