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

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
openbsd
CWE-189

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)