What is CVE-2018-1124?

CVE-2018-1124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Procps-ng_project Procps-ng, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-1124?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-1124 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Procps-ng_project Procps-ng

CVE-2018-1124

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processe…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Procps-ng_project Procps-ng
Schneider-electric Struxureware_data_center_expert
[Unknown] Procps-ng — versions procps-ng 3.3.15
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.5
Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1124?: CVE-2018-1124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Procps-ng_project Procps-ng, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-1124?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1124 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.