Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-1125
Potential exploit
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep. This vulnerability is mitigated by FORTIFY, as it involves strncat() to a stack-allocated string. When pgrep is compiled with FORTIFY (as on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora), the impact is limited to a crash.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2018-1125
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:procps-ng_project:procps-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1125
0.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1125
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
4.4
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
1.8
|
2.5
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-1125
-
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
-
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-1125
-
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
oss-sec: Qualys Security Advisory - Procps-ng Audit ReportMailing List;Third Party Advisory
-
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1390-1] procps security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
-
https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
-
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4208-1 procpsThird Party Advisory
-
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1125
1575852 – (CVE-2018-1125) CVE-2018-1125 procps-ng, procps: stack buffer overflow in pgrepIssue Tracking
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214
Procps-ng Procps Multiple Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
-
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2376-1: important: Security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
-
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/
USN-3658-1: procps-ng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
-
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-3/
USN-3658-3: procps-ng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
-
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2379-1: important: Security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
Jump to