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CVE-2018-11236

Published: May 18, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-190
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.3%
Top 6.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-190CWE-787

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
communications session border controllerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Enterprise Communications BrokerOn-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
Oracle Communications Session Border ControllerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
Oracle Enterprise Session Border ControllerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
virtualization hostOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
netapp
commercial·US
data ontap edge
Hardware Firmware
element software management
Hardware Firmware
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
glibc
OSS Libraries
The GNU Project
oss-project·USaka gnu
glibcOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5460617d1567657621107d895ee2dd83bc1f88f2
sourceware.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104255
securityfocus.com
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22786
sourceware.org
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