NetSight
low3.9Public exploit code

CVE-2018-1123

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow.

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Procps-Ng ProjectProcps-Ng
before 3.3.15
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification

References