Buffer overflow in The Gluster Project Glusterfs
CVE-2018-14653
The Gluster file system through versions 4.1.4 and 3.12 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the '__server_getspec' function via the 'gf_getspec_req' RPC message. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or other potential unspecified impact.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- The Gluster Project Glusterfs — versions through 3.12 and 4.1.4
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization — versions 4.0
- Red Hat Gluster Storage
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3431 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3432 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3470 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14653?
- CVE-2018-14653 is a high-severity vulnerability in The Gluster Project Glusterfs, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14653?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.