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.
References
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https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:13.nfs.asc | Third Party Advisory |
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-24/ | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042164 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106192 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2018-12-04 07:29
Updated : 2018-12-31 08:45
NVD link : CVE-2018-17159
Mitre link : CVE-2018-17159
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Products Affected
freebsd
- freebsd