CVE-2018-17160 DetailDescriptionIn FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r341486) and 11.2-RELEASE-p6, insufficient bounds checking in one of the device models provided by bhyve can permit a guest operating system to overwrite memory in the bhyve host possibly permitting arbitrary code execution. A guest OS using a firmware image can cause the bhyve process to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as root. Metrics
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2018-17160 NVD Published Date: 12/04/2018 NVD Last Modified: 08/24/2020 Source: FreeBSD |
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