7.5high
CVE-2016-6866
slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/24 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- s1m0n.dft-labs.eu /files/slock/slock.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RZPEJQNVODYSI4WQXM5GQKXR · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/22 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- git.suckless.org /slock/commit/?id=d8bec0f6fdc8a246d78cb488a0068954b46fcb29 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2FYPV6QQPPYBL3Z2BYNYEJB6 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92546 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6866
- NVD: CVE-2016-6866
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