Out-of-bounds Read in Haproxy

CVE-2018-20102

An out-of-bounds read in dns_validate_dns_response in dns.c was discovered in HAProxy through 1.8.14. Due to a missing check when validating DNS responses, remote attackers might be able read the 16 bytes corresponding to an AAAA record from the non-initialized part of the buffer, possibly accessing anything that was left on the stack, or even past the end of the 8193-byte buffer, depending on the value of accepted_payload_size.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.042 (90.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-20102: held from 0.043 to 0.042.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.042 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20102?
CVE-2018-20102 is a high-severity vulnerability in Haproxy, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-20102?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.