Buffer overflow in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2018-6485
An integer overflow in the implementation of the posix_memalign in memalign functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 and earlier could cause these functions to return a pointer to a heap area that is too small, potentially…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.048 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- Netapp Cloud_backup
- Netapp Data_ontap_edge
- Netapp Element_software
- Netapp Element_software_management
- Netapp Steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
- Netapp Storage_replication_adapter
- Netapp Vasa_provider — versions 6.x
- Netapp Virtual_storage_console
- Oracle Communications_session_border_controller — versions 8.0.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6485?
- CVE-2018-6485 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6485?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6485 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.