VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-17156
In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340268) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, due to incorrectly accounting for padding on 64-bit platforms, a buffer underwrite could occur when constructing an ICMP reply packet when using a non-standard value for the…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340268) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, due to incorrectly accounting for padding on 64-bit platforms, a buffer underwrite could occur when constructing an ICMP reply packet when using a non-standard value for the net.inet.icmp.quotelen sysctl.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- secteam@freebsd.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106052Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-18:13.icmp.ascExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106052Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-18:13.icmp.ascExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.