CVE-2016-6239

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The mmap extension __MAP_NOFAULT in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via a large size value.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 7, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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