CVE-2018-6951
GNU Patch NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 13, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 17, 2019, 8:29 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6951 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2018-6951.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6a | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Test container known to be vulnerable. Do NOT use this apart from for testing
Dockerfile
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6951 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6951 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132 Vendor Advisory https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132 No Types Assigned https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6a No Types Assigned https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6a Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044 [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-2018-6951 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6951
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.27 }} -0.52%
score
0.84111
percentile