VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5703

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.63%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-16

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (slab out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving TLS.

Weakness classification

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory