TI-2018-12263 Aliases CVE-2018-17157 GHSA-rpw7-85c5-fxrp

Integer overflow in FreeBSD

MEDIUM 63CWE-190Published 2018-12-04 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, an integer overflow error when handling opcodes can cause memory corruption by sending a specially crafted NFSv4 request. Unprivileged remote users with access to the NFS server may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.24168 97th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
FreeBSD	FreeBSD	FreeBSD 11.2 before 11.2-RELEASE-p5	—	No fix listed	CNA

FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected FreeBSD 11.2 before 11.2-RELEASE-p5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd::::::::	before 11.2	Vulnerable	FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p4::::::	11.2 p4	Vulnerable	FreeBSD

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2018-12-04
FreeBSD — FreeBSD-SA-18:13
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-12265 Uncontrolled resource consumption in FreeBSDPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2018-12264 Integer overflow in FreeBSDPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17157
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpw7-85c5-fxrp

References

Patch 1

FreeBSD-SA-18:13

Advisory 1

https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-25/

TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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