CVE-2018-11778 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Apache Ranger versions prior to 1.2.0, specifically within the UnixAuthenticationService. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows an authenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and has no known public exploits or significant community discussion, affected systems should be upgraded to version 1.2.0 to mitigate the risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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