CVE-2016-15024

doomsider shadow denial of service

Description

A vulnerability was found in doomsider shadow. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Attacking locally is a requirement. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as 3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-221478 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Category

2.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com
Affected: doomsider shadow
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.221478 third party advisory vdb entry technical description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221478 signature third party advisory permissions required
https://github.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-15024?
CVE-2016-15024 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-15024?
To fix CVE-2016-15024, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-15024 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-15024 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-15024?
CVE-2016-15024 affects doomsider shadow.
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