VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1124

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-05-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references