CVE-2016-6866

Description

slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory suckless.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/24 third party advisory mailing list
http://s1m0n.dft-labs.eu/files/slock/slock.txt third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RZPEJQNVODYSI4WQXM5GQKXRO7TPK2VG/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/22 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.suckless.org/slock/commit/?id=d8bec0f6fdc8a246d78cb488a0068954b46fcb29 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2FYPV6QQPPYBL3Z2BYNYEJB67FSC55OR/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92546 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6866?
CVE-2016-6866 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6866?
To fix CVE-2016-6866, 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-2016-6866 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6866 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.
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