#VU12976 Buffer overflow in procps - CVE-2018-1123
Published: May 22, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12976
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1123
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
procps
procps
Software vendor:
procps-ng
procps-ng
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.