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TI-2018-01087 Aliases CVE-2018-1171GHSA-22m5-wfj3-68rw

Out-of-bounds write in Joyent SmartOS

Priority LOW 31CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-5106.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JoyentJoyent SmartOSrelease-20170803-20170803T064301Z—No fix listedCNA
  • Joyent SmartOS VendorJoyent Affected release-20170803-20170803T064301Z Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20170803-20170803t064301z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20170803-20170803t064301zVulnerableJoyent
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20170803-20170803t064301z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20170803-20170803t064301z Vulnerable ·Joyent
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22m5-wfj3-68rw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-19340 An issue was discovered in illumos before f859e7171bb5db34321e45585839c6c3200ebb90… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-16788 An issue was discovered in illumos before 2020-10-22, as used in OmniOS before r151030by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07190 Integer overflow in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07394 Integer overflow in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-01082 Use after free in Joyent SmartOS CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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