CVE-2016-6242 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenBSD versions 5.8 and 5.9, allowing local users to trigger a kernel panic and assertion failure. This low-complexity attack requires local access and results in high availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity compromise. Despite its potential to disrupt system operations, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.