CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6561

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-6561 affects the SMB server in illumos, allowing a NULL pointer dereference that can lead to system crashes.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unexpected downtime, affecting service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the illumos system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS