CVE-2016-6243 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenBSD versions 5.8 and 5.9, where a local user can trigger a kernel panic by providing a crafted value to the __thrsleep system call. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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.