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CVE-2018-16864 Detail

Description

An allocation of memory without limits, that could result in the stack clashing with another memory region, was discovered in systemd-journald when a program with long command line arguments calls syslog. A local attacker may use this flaw to crash systemd-journald or escalate his privileges. Versions through v240 are vulnerable.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2 Mailing List 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106523 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0049 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0204 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0271 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0342 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0361 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2402 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16864 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt Exploit  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16864
NVD Published Date:
01/11/2019
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.