CVE-2018-1171

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    CVE-2018-1171

    Published: 19 Mar 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-5106.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104799, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041303, https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000608188, https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-236, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High