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CVE-2016-6241

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.57%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-6241
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.57%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in the amap_alloc1 function in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a large size value.