6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-18551
Linux Kernel I2C SMBus Out-of-Bounds Write
Description

An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2019, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-18551 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Opensuse leap

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18551 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.14.15
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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