CVE-2018-1124
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.9%
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.
- Affected
- [UNKNOWN] · procps-ng
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0 REDHAT
- 7.3 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile
- Published
- 2018-05-23
- Updated
- 2025-12-18
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041057
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1777
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1820
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2268
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2401
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1124
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Dat…
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10241
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208