CVE-2016-6252
N/A
Published: February 17, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShadow
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card