CVE-2017-15037 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in FreeBSD through version 11.1, specifically within the smb_strdupin function of sys/netsmb/smb_subr.c. This flaw stems from a race condition that can lead to t2p->t_name strings lacking a null terminator. The vulnerability is rated 8.1 HIGH, indicating a severe risk with a network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.