CVE-2018-1171

Published Mar 19, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11809 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
zdi
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:51 AM
Reserved
Dec 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM