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CVE-2018-1171 — This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable i

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.20% (top 58.00%)
CWE
CWE-787
Published
2018-03-19T18:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T03:51:49.003Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DTrace DOF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
JoyentJoyent SmartOSrelease-20170803-20170803T064301Z

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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