CVE-2018-17161

CRITICAL

FreeBSD < 11.2-RELEASE-p7, 12.0-RELEASE-p1 - Stack Buffer Overflow in bootpd

Title source: llm

Description

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r348229), 11.2-RELEASE-p7, 12.0-STABLE(r342228), and 12.0-RELEASE-p1, insufficient validation of network-provided data in bootpd may make it possible for a malicious attacker to craft a bootp packet which could cause a stack buffer overflow. It is possible that the buffer overflow could lead to a Denial of Service or remote code execution.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd

https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.asc

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0196

EPSS Percentile 83.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

freebsd/freebsd 11.2 (6 CPE variants)

freebsd/freebsd 12.0

Published Jan 03, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026