CVE-2018-17160
"FreeBSD bhyve Firmware Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r341486) and 11.2-RELEASE-p6, insufficient bounds checking in one of the device models provided by bhyve can permit a guest operating system to overwrite memory in the bhyve host possibly permitting arbitrary code execution. A guest OS using a firmware image can cause the bhyve process to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as root.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 4, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17160.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:14.bhyve.asc | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-17160 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-787 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:14.bhyve.asc No Types Assigned https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:14.bhyve.asc Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.2 *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17160 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17160
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.43 }} -0.02%
score
0.74097
percentile