CVE-2016-7795
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7795
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-10-13T14:59:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-28T01:29:06
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 231 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3094-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93223 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.html | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.html | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7795 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7795 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:17:39 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:38:57 | 2016-10-13T14:59Z | 2016-10-13T14:59:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:38:57 | 2017-07-28T01:29:06 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:38:57 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |