What is CVE-2016-1881?

CVE-2016-1881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1881?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2016-1881

The kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially gain privilege via a crafted Linux compatibility layer setgroups system call.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Freebsd — versions 9.3, 10.1, 10.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FREEBSD, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1881?: CVE-2016-1881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1881?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.