CVE-2018-17161

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r348229), 11.2-RELEASE-p7, 12.0-STABLE(r342228), and 12.0-RELEASE-p1, insufficient validation of network-provided data in bootpd may make it possible for a malicious attacker to craft a bootp packet which could cause a stack buffer overflow. It is possible that the buffer overflow could lead to a Denial of Service or remote code execution.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - secteam@freebsd.org

Published

2019-01-03

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-119, CWE-20

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292
• https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.asc