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CVE-2018-1171

HIGH

7.0

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-5106.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.0

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published3/19/2018

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

joyent:smartosoracle:solaris

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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