Buffer overflow in Freebsd

CVE-2018-7183

Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.104 (95.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7183?
CVE-2018-7183 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-7183?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-7183 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.