CVE-2016-6561 Null dereference in osnet-incorporation
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6561 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-6561 is a high-severity vulnerability in illumos osnet-incorporation, published on 31 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: illumos osnet-incorporation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6561/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6561/index.md)
A NULL pointer dereference in the illumos SMB server allows attackers to crash the system, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6561?
CVE-2016-6561 is a high-severity vulnerability in illumos osnet-incorporation, published on 31 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6561?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Illumos Illumos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in illumos osnet-incorporation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj5w-h5xf-6hch.