CVE-2018-1124
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CVE-2018-1124 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Procps-Ng Project | Procps-Ng | < 3.3.15 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 17.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Schneider-Electric | Struxureware Data Center Expert | < 7.6.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1700Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1777Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1820Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2267Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2268Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1944Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2401Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1124Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10241Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1700Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1777Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1820Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2267Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2268Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1944Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2401Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1124Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10241Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
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