CVE-2018-15688
Out-of-Bounds write in systemd-networkd dhcpv6 option handling
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Oct 26, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 22, 2018
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | canonical |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
systemdsystemd |
|
References
- GLSA-201810-10vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181119 [SECURITY] [DLA 1580-1] systemd security updatemailing-list
- USN-3807-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3806-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:3665vendor-advisory
- 105745vdb-entry
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/10518
- RHSA-2019:0049vendor-advisory
- RHBA-2019:0327vendor-advisory
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