CVE-2018-17159
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, the NFS server lacks a bounds check in the READDIRPLUS NFS request. Unprivileged remote users with access to the NFS server can cause a resource exhaustion by forcing the server to allocate an arbitrarily large memory allocation.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (3)
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references (12)
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- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-24/cnnvd
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:13.nfs.asccnnvd
- https://securitytracker.com/id/1042164cnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:13.nfs.ascPatchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106192enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042164enisa_euvd
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-24/enisa_euvd
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:13.nfs.ascenisa_euvd
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