CVE-2018-11778

N/A
Published: October 5, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRanger

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

UnixAuthenticationService in Apache Ranger 1.2.0 was updated to correctly handle user input to avoid Stack-based buffer overflow. Versions prior to 1.2.0 should be upgraded to 1.2.0

Affected

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

v < 1.2.0
Affected range stops below 1.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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