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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-14622

A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.86%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.86% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-252
Affected
libtirpc project/libtirpc · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.