CVE-2016-6561
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| illumos | illumos | - | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98079
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799
- https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483
- https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98079
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799
- https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483
- https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.