CVE-2018-16864CWE-770

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…

High · published January 11, 2019

CVSS v3.0
7.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00711 · 53.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2019-01-11T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JAN 20:00Z
    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…
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