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CVE-2016-6244

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• OpenBSD: 5.9

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805

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