CVE-2018-16866 (GCVE-0-2018-16866)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-11 19:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:41
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Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The systemd Project systemd Affected: from v221 to v239
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Date Public
2019-01-09 00:00
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