CVE-2017-1000378 describes a critical vulnerability in the NetBSD qsort() function, affecting NetBSD 7.1 and potentially earlier versions. An attacker can craft a specific input array that forces the recursive qsort() function to consume excessive stack memory, leading to a denial of service and potentially aiding arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.