PT-2017-8974

CVE-2016-6350

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Published

2017-03-07

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Updated

2017-03-09

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CVSS 3.1
5.5
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenBSD versions 5.8 through 5.9
Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and panic. This can be achieved via a sysctl call with a path starting with 10,9.
Recommendations For OpenBSD versions 5.8 and 5.9, consider restricting access to sysctl calls to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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