CVE-2016-6252
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6252
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6252.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6252
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-17T17:59:00.937Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-04T14:43:04.955351Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055
- https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282
- https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282
- https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7