Buffer overflow in Joyent Smartos

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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1171?
CVE-2018-1171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joyent Smartos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-1171?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.