CVE-2016-1883

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The issetugid system call in the Linux compatibility layer in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to gain privilege via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

FreeBSD: 9.3, 10.1, 10.2

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034872
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:10.linux.asc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034872
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:10.linux.asc

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