VDB-99137 · CVE-2016-6561 · BID 98079

illumos smbsrv null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in illumos smbsrv and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6561. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in illumos smbsrv (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6561 since 08/03/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98079†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/03/2016 🔍
03/31/2017 +240 days 🔍
03/31/2017 +0 days 🔍
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04/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/05/2017 +4 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2059 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-6561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99137
SecurityFocus: 98079 - illumos CVE-2016-6561 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6561 - illumos - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2017 10:08
Updated: 11/24/2022 10:37
Changes: 04/01/2017 10:08 (61), 11/24/2022 10:37 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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