High severity · published Oct 26, 2018
CVE-2018-15688
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp6 client of systemd allows a malicious dhcp6 server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp6 client of systemd allows a malicious dhcp6 server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd. Affected releases are systemd: versions up to and including 239.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
SY
Systemd · Systemd Project
through 239 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15688
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15688
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105745
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3665
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049
Patch
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/10518
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00017.html
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