CVE-2018-0493

HIGH

remctl < 3.14 - Use-After-Free via Sudo Option Command Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

remctld in remctl before 3.14, when an attacker is authorized to execute a command that uses the sudo option, has a use-after-free that leads to a daemon crash, memory corruption, or arbitrary command execution.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4159

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0255
EPSS Percentile 83.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
eyrie/remctl < 3.14
Published Apr 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026