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CVE-2018-14661

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-14661 describes a format string vulnerability in the snprintf function within the feature/locks translator of GlusterFS server 3.8.4. This flaw, affecting Debian, Gluster, and Red Hat Gluster Storage, allows a remote, authenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires low privileges and network access for exploitation, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gluster:glusterfs:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0266 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat StorageFixed in: glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat StorageFixed in: glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6Fixed in: glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el6rhs
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 6Fixed in: redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el6rhs
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7Fixed in: glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7rhgs
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.4 for RHEL 7Fixed in: redhat-storage-server-0:3.4.1.0-1.el7rhgs
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: glusterfs-0:3.12.2-25.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: imgbased-0:1.0.29-1.el7ev
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: redhat-release-virtualization-host-0:4.2-7.3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.2-20181026.0.el7_6
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-14661Moderate

glusterfs: features/locks translator passes an user-controlled string to snprintf without a proper format string resulting in a denial of service

Oct 31, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3431
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3432
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3470
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201904-06
Third Party Advisory