CVE - CVE-2018-16866

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-16866	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.
References
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MISC:106527 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527 MISC:20190513 Re: System Down: A systemd-journald exploit URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21 MISC:20190513 Re: System Down: A systemd-journald exploit URL:https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25 MISC:DSA-4367 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367 MISC:GLSA-201903-07 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07 MISC:RHSA-2019:2091 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091 MISC:RHSA-2019:3222 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222 MISC:RHSA-2020:0593 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593 MISC:USN-3855-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/ MISC:[oss-security] 20190510 Re: System Down: A systemd-journald exploit URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html URL:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866 MISC:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ URL:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/ MISC:https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt URL:https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20180911	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180911)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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