CVE-2016-6252

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CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p34

Published

Feb 17, 2017 (Feb 17, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.

Vendors: shadow project
Products: shadow
Weakness: CWE-190
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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