High severity · published Mar 31, 2017
CVE-2016-6561
illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash
7.5
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IL
Illumos · Illumos
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6561
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6561
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98079
Patch
https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/6d1c73b5858fefc6161c7d686345f0dc887ea799
Exploit
https://www.illumos.org/issues/7483
Third Party Advisory
https://www.openindiana.org/2016/11/01/cve-2016-6560-cve-2016-6561-security-issues-in-illumos/
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