CVE-2018-6918

Published Apr 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, the length field of the ipsec option header does not count the size of the option header itself, causing an infinite loop when the length is zero. This issue can allow a remote attacker who is able to send an arbitrary packet to cause the machine to crash.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18662 In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, the length field of the ipsec option header does not count the size of the option header itself, causing an infinite loop when the length is zero. This issue can allow a remote attacker who is able to send an arbitrary packet to cause the machine to crash.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
freebsd
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:12 AM
Reserved
Feb 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM