CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6866

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to a locked system, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update slock to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.

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