Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-17160

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r341486) and 11.2-RELEASE-p6, insufficient bounds checking in one of the device models provided by bhyve can permit a guest operating system to overwrite memory in the bhyve host possibly permitting arbitrary code execution. A guest OS using a firmware image can cause the bhyve process to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as root.
Published 2018-12-04 21:29:00
Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01
Source FreeBSD
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17160

EPSS FAQ
0.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-17160

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
 NIST
10.0
 CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
6.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-17160

  • The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-17160

Products affected by CVE-2018-17160

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