CVE-2016-6318

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6318
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6318.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6318
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-09-07T19:28:12Z
Modified
2025-09-24T08:26:39.046408Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.11

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.12

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.13

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.14

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.15

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.16

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.17

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.18

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.19

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.20

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.21

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Alpine:v3.22

cracklib

Package

Name
cracklib
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/cracklib?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-r0

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.13-r0
2.8.13-r1
2.8.16-r0
2.8.16-r1
2.8.16-r2
2.8.18-r0
2.8.22-r0
2.9.0-r0
2.9.1-r0
2.9.4-r0
2.9.6-r0

Git

github.com/cracklib/cracklib

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
Events
Introduced
1bf7a03927dc6a179d5e6385a14b75fc4c888888
Fixed
1dd5ca2114c0dd478b17e68e38d2c9f7094552cc

Affected versions

v2.*

v2.9.0
v2.9.1
v2.9.2
v2.9.3
v2.9.4
v2.9.5