CVE-2018-17160
moderate-risk
Published 2018-12-04
In 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.
Do I need to act?
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0.86% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
10
CVSS 10.0/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106210
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
33/34 · Critical
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low