Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2016-15024 is a low-severity local denial-of-service issue in doomsider shadow. A logged-in local attacker with low privileges may be able to reduce availability, but attack complexity is high and sources describe exploitability as difficult. No source in the bundle shows active exploitation or CISA KEV listing.
Executive priority
Treat this as a low-priority hygiene fix unless doomsider shadow runs on shared systems with untrusted local users. Business risk is mainly limited service disruption, not data theft or privilege escalation, based on the provided sources.
Technical view
The record maps the issue to CWE-404 and CVSS 3.1 score 2.5: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. The affected function is not identified. Continuous delivery means affected and fixed version ranges are unavailable. The referenced remediation is commit 3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running doomsider shadow where untrusted or compromised local users can execute code. The sources provide no CPEs, package versions, deployed platform details, or public-route indicators, so inventory confirmation is necessary.
Exploitation context
The available sources describe local attack requirements, low privileges, high complexity, and difficult exploitability. There is no evidence in the bundle of remote exploitation, public weaponization, or active exploitation. Availability impact is rated low, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the vulnerable function is unnamed, no affected versions are listed, and rolling releases limit version-based assessment. Focus validation on source commit presence, local access assumptions, and whether the application is deployed in shared multi-user environments.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any use of doomsider shadow in internal repositories, hosts, or build artifacts.
- Apply the vendor patch commit 3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0 where applicable.
- If package versions are unclear, check current upstream guidance before deploying changes.
- Restrict local shell or execution access to trusted users on affected systems.
- Prioritize remediation after internet-facing and higher-severity vulnerabilities.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether doomsider shadow is present in production, developer, or CI environments.
- Verify deployed source includes commit 3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0 or later equivalent changes.
- Review local user access on systems where the product runs.
- Check monitoring for unexplained process crashes or availability degradation.
- Document uncertainty where affected version mapping cannot be determined.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L11.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
2.5LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.221478CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221478CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/doomsider/shadow/commit/3332c5ba9ec3014ddc74e2147190a050eee97bc0CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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