CVE-2018-17161
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r348229), 11.2-RELEASE-p7, 12.0-STABLE(r342228), and 12.0-RELEASE-p1, insufficient validation of network-provided data in bootpd may make it possible for a malicious attacker to craft a bootp packet which could cause a stack buffer overflow. It is possible that the buffer overflow could lead to a Denial of Service or remote code execution.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (9)
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references (7)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292cnnvd
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.asccnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292enisa_euvd
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.ascenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106292Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:15.bootpd.ascPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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