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CVE-2018-17161
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-01-03T17:29:00.190 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:45:27.423

Summary

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r348229), 11.2-RELEASE-p7, 12.0-STABLE(r342228), and 12.0-RELEASE-p1, insufficient validation of network-provided data in bootpd may make it possible for a malicious attacker to craft a bootp packet which could cause a stack buffer overflow. It is possible that the buffer overflow could lead to a Denial of Service or remote code execution.

Affected products

freebsd — freebsd

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References

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