Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-6240 - Numeric Errors vulnerability in Openbsd 5.8/5.9

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
openbsd
CWE-189
NVD
Published: 2017-03-07
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Integer truncation error in the amap_alloc function in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a large size value.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Openbsd
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

References