CVE-2016-9793: Detailed Vulnerability Analysis and Overview

Status: Modified - Last modified: 21-11-2024 Published: 28-12-2016

CVE-2016-9793
Vulnerability Scoring

7.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2016-9793 Vulnerability Summary

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUFFORCE or (2) SO_RCVBUFFORCE option.

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2016-9793

Impact Analysis for CVE-2016-9793

CVE-2016-9793: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00045

EPSS %

0.17870

References

0.00045

CWE

CWE-119

CAPEC

0.00045

Vulnerable Configurations

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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