CVE-2018-1171

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 High 7
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-1171
  • Assigner
  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-03-19T18:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-28T15:18:47
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20170803-20170803t064301z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188 Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1171
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1171
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:27:54 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 03:35:57 2018-03-19T18:29Z 2018-03-19T18:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 03:35:57 2020-08-28T15:18:47 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 03:35:57 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated