CVE-2016-6318

Published: Sep 7, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[oss-security] 20160816 cracklib: Stack-based buffer overflow when parsing large GECOS field

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openSUSE-SU-2016:2204

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92478

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GLSA-201612-25

vendor-advisory

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[debian-lts-announce] 20200524 [SECURITY] [DLA 2220-1] cracklib2 security update

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[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8

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[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8

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CVE-2016-6318

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