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ID:6361 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in procps - CVE-2018-1123
ID:6361 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in procps - CVE-2018-1123
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12976
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1123
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
procps
procps
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to ps mmap()s its output buffer and mprotect()s its last page with PROT_NONE (an effective guard page). A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, overflow the output buffer of ps and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to ps mmap()s its output buffer and mprotect()s its last page with PROT_NONE (an effective guard page). A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, overflow the output buffer of ps and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 3.3.15.