CVE-2018-6924 json
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.2-RELEASE-p3, 11.1-RELEASE-p14, 10.4-STABLE, and 10.4-RELEASE-p12, insufficient validation in the ELF hea…
published 2018-09-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-18668
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.2-RELEASE-p3, 11.1-RELEASE-p14, 10.4-STABLE, and 10.4-RELEASE-p12, insufficient validation in the ELF header parser could allow a malicious ELF binary to cause a kernel crash or disclose kernel memory.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- FreeBSD FreeBSD
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
security.freebsd.org
/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:12.elf.asc
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041646
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6924
- NVD CVE-2018-6924
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