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BDU:2016-02221

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.

Published Updated Sources: BDU

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

What it is

From the CVE record

Уязвимость справочной утилиты man операционной системы Linux связана с неправильной обработкой строк. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему локально, внедрить произвольный код с помощью специально созданного приложения

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

No EPSS score yet. New CVEs are usually scored within a few days.

Lifecycle

The patch came 515 days before any public exploit.

  1. Public exploit / PoCsource: exploit-db
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

Technical detail

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Scored 7.3 by bdu.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality L
  • Integrity L
  • Availability L

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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