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CVE-2018-15688

🗓️ 26 Oct 2018 14:00:00Reported by canonicalType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 391 Views

Buffer overflow in dhcp6 client of systemd (CVE-2018-15688) allows malicious server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd. Affected versions up to 239

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Cloud Paks are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities in Systemd (CVE-2018-15688 CVE-2018-15687 CVE-2018-15686)
18 Dec 201813:50
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities have been fixed in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Appliance.
17 Sep 201915:34
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabiliies in systemd affect PowerKVM
4 Mar 201905:50
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in NetworkManager affects PowerKVM
4 Mar 201905:55
–ibm
ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package systemd version 1:239-alt3
29 Oct 201800:00
–altlinux
ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package NetworkManager version 1.14.5-alt1.gitba83251bba87
1 Nov 201800:00
–altlinux
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : NetworkManager (ALAS-2019-1144)
10 Jan 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2019-1160)
14 Feb 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : NetworkManager (CESA-2018:3665)
14 Dec 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : systemd (CESA-2019:0049)
16 Jan 201900:00
–nessus
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[
  {
    "product": "systemd",
    "vendor": "systemd",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "239",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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9High risk
Vulners AI Score9
CVSS 25.8
CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.0069
SSVC
CWE-120
cve-2018-15688buffer overflowdhcp6 clientsystemdmalicious serverheap memorysystemd-networkdnvd
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