CVE-2018-1123
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.3%
Description
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).
How to fix CVE-2018-1123
To remediate CVE-2018-1123, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/procps—upgrade to 2:3.3.15-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-1123 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:3.3.15-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |