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CVE-2018-1166

Published: Feb 21, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SMBIOC_TREE_RELE ioctl. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-4984.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416CWE-20

Affected Products

Joyent SmartOSJoyent
Mixed
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
smartosjoyent
Mixed
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
joyentcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka joyent, smartos, joyent smartos

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000124928
help.joyent.com
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-159
zerodayinitiative.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 21, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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