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CVE-2018-1171 Details

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-5106.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
joyent smartos	20170803-20170803t064301z
CPE cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20170803-20170803t064301z:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle solaris	10 11.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 28, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 28, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 18, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]