7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-8822
Linux Kernel NCPFS Buffer Overflow
Description
Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc through 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.
INFO
Published Date :
March 20, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 28, 2024, 4:08 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8822
vulnerability.
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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-2018-8822.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg223373.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-8822 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-8822 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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg223373.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg223373.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.15.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12 up to (excluding) 3.2.102 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.16.57 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.52 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.125 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.91 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.31 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.15.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg223373.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg223373.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 03, 2023
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/3 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg223373.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg223373.html Patch Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.15.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103476 [No Types Assigned]
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
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8822 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-2018-8822
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.02%
score
0.26155
percentile
CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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