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CVE-2018-16866

Published: Jan 11, 2019

Modified: Jun 9, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

4.3

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

The systemd Project

systemd

affected
from v221 to v239

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125
CWE-200

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

DSA-4367
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3855-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
106527
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201903-07
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
RHSA-2019:2091
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2019:3222
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2020:0593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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