CVE-2018-16866
LOW 3.3EPSS 1.1%
An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.
- Affected
- The systemd Project · systemd
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS v3.0 REDHAT
- 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 64th percentile
- Published
- 2019-01-11
- Updated
- 2025-06-09
Proof-of-concept exploits (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21
Security advisories
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367