Denial of service in Oracle Linux and macOS - CVE-2016-0778

Vulnerability identifier: #VU719

CSH Severity: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0778

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Oracle Linux
macOS

Software vendor:
Oracle
Apple Inc.

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The weakness is due to insufficient access control that allows attackers to cause the service deny.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to denial of service on the vulnerable system.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• https://support.apple.com/cs-cz/HT206167