CVE-2018-14622
libtirpc - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.3%
Description
A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.
How to fix CVE-2018-14622
To remediate CVE-2018-14622, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.2.5-1.3 or later
- —upgrade to 0.2.5-1+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-14622 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.2.5-1.3
- from 0, < 0.2.5-1+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |