Vulnerability in Openbsd

CVE-2016-6245

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a large size in a getdents system call.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openbsd — versions 5.8, 5.9
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

mrash/afl-cve

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6245?: CVE-2016-6245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openbsd. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6245?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6245 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.