CVE-2018-16864

Description

An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when a program with long command line arguments calls syslog. A local attacker may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or escalate his privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.

CVSS Version 3.1

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16864
Base Score: 7.8
Base Severity: HIGH
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8

CVSS Version 3.0

redhat

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16864
Base Score: 7.4
Base Severity: HIGH
Vector String:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Version 2.0

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16864
Base Score: 4.6
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Refrence: NVDMITRE