Buffer overflow in Oracle Linux
CVE-2018-17962
Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in pcnet_receive in hw/net/pcnet.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Linux — versions 7
- Qemu — versions 2.1.0, 2.8.0, 2.12.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12, 15
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03268.html (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-17962 (Third Party Advisory)
- linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2018-17962.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17962/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17962?
- CVE-2018-17962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17962?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.