What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1125?

CVE-2018-1125 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-1125?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-1125. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.2%.

Procps Ng CVE-2018-1125

HIGH

Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)

2018-05-23 secalert@redhat.com

Red Hat Buffer Overflow Stack Overflow Procps Ng Ubuntu Linux Debian Linux Leap

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 23, 2018 - 14:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep. This vulnerability is mitigated by FORTIFY, as it involves strncat() to a stack-allocated string. When pgrep is compiled with FORTIFY (as on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora), the impact is limited to a crash.

AnalysisAI

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-121. procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep. This vulnerability is mitigated by FORTIFY, as it involves strncat() to a stack-allocated string. When pgrep is compiled with FORTIFY (as on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora), the impact is limited to a crash. Affected products include: Procps-Ng Project Procps-Ng, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap. Version information: version 3.3.15.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.