CVE-2018-16866

Description

An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.

CVSS Version 3.1

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16866
Base Score: 3.3
Base Severity: LOW
Vector String:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 1.4
Exploitability Score: 1.8

CVSS Version 3.0

redhat

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16866
Base Score: 4.3
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS Version 2.0

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16866
Base Score: 2.1
Base Severity: LOW
Vector String:AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Content on GitHub

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remediate_cesa_2019_2091
Remediation task for CVE-2018-15686, CVE-2018-16866, and CVE-2018-16888 affecting SystemD in EL7

Refrence: GitHub

Refrence: NVDMITRE