CVE-2018-1124

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-1124. PoCs published by Qualys Corporation.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a Qualys Security Advisory detailing multiple vulnerabilities in procps-ng, including CVE-2018-1124, which involves an integer overflow in libprocps's file2strvec() function leading to local privilege escalation. The advisory includes descriptions of vulnerabilities, proof-of-concept code snippets, and technical details.

procps-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.