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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-6560

CVE-2016-6560

HIGH8.6

illumos osnet-incorporation bcopy() and bzero() implementations make signed instead of unsigned comparisons allowing a system crash

Published Mar 31, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

illumos osnet-incorporation bcopy() and bzero() implementations make signed instead of unsigned comparisons allowing a system crash.

References

https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/5aaab1a49679c26dbcb6fb6dc25799950d70cc71

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6560

https://www.illumos.org/issues/7488

https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

8.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

8.6/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 31, 2017

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2016-6560 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence