CVE-2018-15688 (GCVE-0-2018-15688)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-26 14:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:55
VLAI
Title
Out-of-Bounds write in systemd-networkd dhcpv6 option handling
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-09 15:55 UTC
CWE
  • dhcp6_option_append_ia() contained an incorrect buffer size calculation.
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
canonical CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 58 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3807-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3806-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3665 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105745 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/10518 x_refsource_MISC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
systemd systemd Affected: unspecified , ≤ 239 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-10-25 00:00
Credits
Felix Wilhelm from the Google Security Team
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