CVE-2018-1124

Summary

CVECVE-2018-1124
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-05-23 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-09 14:58:00 UTC
Descriptionprocps-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Application Procps-ng Project Procps-ng All All All All
Application Procps-ng Project Procps-ng All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Schneider-electric Struxureware Data Center Expert All All All All
Application Schneider-electric Struxureware Data Center Expert All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2376-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt MISC www.qualys.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4208-1 procps DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Procps-ng Procps Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1390-1] procps security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
DCIM Support CONFIRM help.ecostruxureit.com Third Party Advisory
oss-sec: Qualys Security Advisory - Procps-ng Audit Report MLIST seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Procps-ng - Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3658-1: procps-ng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
procps: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201805-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3658-2: procps-ng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Integer Overflows in procps-ng Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1575465 – CVE-2018-1124 procps-ng, procps: Integer overflows leading to heap overflow in file2strvec CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
McAfee Security Bulletin - Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-6667, CVE-2018-1124, CVE-2017-12940, CVE-2017-12941, and CVE-2017-12942) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2379-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296077 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 18.4.0 Missing (CPUJAN2020)
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