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CVE-2016-6244

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.74%

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 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-6244
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.74%

Original NVD Description

The sys_thrsigdivert function in kern/kern_sig.c in the OpenBSD kernel 5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a negative "ts.tv_sec" value.