CVE-2018-8822

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc through 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-8822
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-03-20T17:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-03-03T15:10:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.15.11
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg223373.html Patch
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8822
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8822
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:57:01 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 03:38:48 2018-03-20T17:29Z 2018-03-20T17:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 03:38:48 2019-03-05T15:40:46 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 03:38:48 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-27 14:07:54 2022-12-27T13:15:10 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-27 14:07:54 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-27 14:07:55 References updated
2022-12-29 12:07:41 Modified Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-03-03 16:07:58 2023-03-03T15:10:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-03-03 16:07:58 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated