UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6252

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/UBUNTU-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
2017-02-17T00:00:00Z
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=src?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": [
        {
            "login": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
            "passwd-dbgsym": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
            "uidmap": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
            "passwd": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
            "uidmap-dbgsym": "1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4",
            "login-dbgsym": "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=src?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": [
        {
            "login": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
            "passwd-dbgsym": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
            "uidmap": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
            "passwd": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
            "uidmap-dbgsym": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2",
            "login-dbgsym": "1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ]
}