CVE-2018-1171

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1171
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-19 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-28 15:18:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-5106.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Joyent Smartos 20170803-20170803t064301z All All All
Operating System Joyent Smartos 20170803-20170803t064301z All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Joyent Ticketing System CONFIRM help.joyent.com Vendor Advisory
ZDI-18-236 | Zero Day Initiative MISC zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Solaris Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges, Access and Modify Data, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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