CVE-2018-16866
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16866
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-16866.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-16866
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2019-01-11T19:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-11T03:45:39Z
- Severity
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- 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
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"cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.0" }, { "last_affected": "7.0" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian_eus" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.0" }, { "last_affected": "7.0" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.0" }, { "last_affected": "7.0" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.0" }, { "last_affected": "7.0" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.4" }, { "last_affected": "7.4" }, { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.4" }, { "last_affected": "7.4" }, { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.4" }, { "last_affected": "7.4" }, { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.4" }, { "last_affected": "7.4" }, { "introduced": "7.6" }, { "last_affected": "7.6" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions" }, { "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "7.0" }, { "last_affected": "7.0" } ], "source": "CPE_STRING", "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation" } ] }- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152841/System-Down-A-systemd-journald-Exploit.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0593
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/25
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190117-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3855-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4367
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16866
- https://www.qualys.com/2019/01/09/system-down/system-down.txt