Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2018-6918

In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, the length field of the ipsec option header does not count the size of the option header itself, causing an infinite loop when the length is zero. This issue can allow a remote attacker who is able to send an arbitrary packet to cause the machine to crash.

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions All supported versions of FreeBSD.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6918?
CVE-2018-6918 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-6918?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.