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CVE-2016-15024

2.5 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in doomsider shadow.

Published Feb 19, 2023CWE-404EPSS 0.20%

Overview

CVE-2016-15024 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 19, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221478Refvuldb.com/?id.221478GitHubgithub.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221478Refvuldb.com/?id.221478

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-15024?

CVE-2016-15024 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 19, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2016-15024?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.5, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-15024?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-15024?

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