CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-1171

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.

6.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
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
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20170803-20170803t064301z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-03-19 06:29

Updated : 2020-08-28 03:18

NVD link : CVE-2018-1171

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1171

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-787