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CVE-2018-168647.4HighCWE-770

CVE-2018-16864: The systemd Project systemd vulnerability

The systemd Project · systemd

Vendor fix available · Affected: The systemd Project systemd · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.7%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
54th percentile
050100

Higher than 54% of scored CVEs

7.4HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when a program with long command line arguments calls syslog. A local attacker may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or escalate his privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • The systemd Project · systemdthrough v240

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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Published
January 2019

CoverageNo articles yet

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References

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