Vulnerability in Libtirpc Project
CVE-2018-14622
A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtirpc Project
- [Unknown] Libtirpc — versions 0.3.3-rc3
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1991 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00034.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.linux-nfs.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14622?
- CVE-2018-14622 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtirpc Project, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14622?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.