CVE-2016-6350 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenBSD versions 5.8 and 5.9, allowing a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system panic through a crafted sysctl call. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, this low-complexity attack requires local access and results in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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