CVE-2017-17854 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through version 4.14.8, specifically within the kernel/bpf/verifier.c component. It allows local users to trigger an integer overflow and memory corruption by exploiting unrestricted integer values in pointer arithmetic, potentially leading to a system crash or other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.14, < 4.14.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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