CVE-2018-17158 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in FreeBSD versions before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, specifically within the NFSv4 client address length handling. This flaw allows unprivileged remote users to trigger a system crash by sending a specially crafted NFSv4 request, resulting in a high severity score of 7.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). While the vulnerability is critical, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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