CVE-2018-1123

LOW
3.9
CVSS Score
Published: May 23, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxProcps Ng

Using procps-ng, procps by [UNKNOWN]?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect procps-ng, procps - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
LOW3.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.3.153.3.15
Affected range stops below 3.3.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.9LOWredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-119

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card