CVE-2016-6252 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Project Shadow

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound12 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Shadow Project Shadow
Timeline
PublishedFeb 17
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianshadow_project/shadow< 1:4.4-1+3
▶Ubuntushadow_project/shadow< 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.5+3

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.suse.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
GHSA
GHSA-8rg4-9fq3-cf7g: Integer overflow in shadow 4↗2022-05-17
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OSV
shadow regression↗2017-05-17
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OSV
shadow vulnerabilities↗2017-05-05
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OSV
CVE-2016-6252: Integer overflow in shadow 4↗2017-02-17
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CVEList
CVE-2016-6252: Integer overflow in shadow 4↗2017-02-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
shadow regression↗2017-05-17
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Ubuntu
shadow vulnerabilities↗2017-05-05
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Red Hat
shadow-utils: Incorrect integer handling results in LPE↗2016-07-19
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Debian
CVE-2016-6252: shadow - Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via craft...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6251 CVE-2016-6252 shadow-utils: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-07-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6252 shadow-utils: Incorrect integer handling results in LPE↗2016-07-21
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