CVE-2016-6318

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=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
2016-09-07T19:28:12.457Z
Modified
2026-03-15T22:09:51.260347Z
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

Git / github.com/cracklib/cracklib

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib
Events
Introduced
1bf7a03927dc6a179d5e6385a14b75fc4c888888
Fixed
1dd5ca2114c0dd478b17e68e38d2c9f7094552cc
Database specific 
{
    "versions": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.9.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "2.9.6"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

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

Database specific

unresolved_ranges 
[
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "42.1"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "8.0"
            }
        ]
    }
]
source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6318.json"