UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6252

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6252

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6252.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6252

Related

Published

2017-02-17T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:15Z

Severity

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

Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / shadow

Package

Name: shadow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu7

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu8

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.1

1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "login",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "login-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "passwd",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "passwd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uidmap",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uidmap-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / shadow

Package

Name: shadow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadow@1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.1.5.1-1.1ubuntu7

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu1

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu2

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu3

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu4

1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "login",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "login-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "passwd",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "passwd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uidmap",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "uidmap-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ]
}