SB2017021515 - NULL pointer dereference in Fedoraproject Fedora 

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SB2017021515 - NULL pointer dereference in Fedoraproject Fedora

Published: February 15, 2017 Updated: August 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017021515
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6866)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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