CVE-2016-6252
shadow - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
How to fix CVE-2016-6252
To remediate CVE-2016-6252, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/shadow—upgrade to 1:4.4-1 or later
- Debian/shadow—upgrade to 1:4.2-3+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-6252 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:4.4-1
- from 0, < 1:4.2-3+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |