CVE-2017-1084 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 15.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, multiple issues with the implementation of the stack guard-page reduce the protections afforded by the guard-page. This results in the possibility a poorly written process could be cause a stack overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 15.34% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-09-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD - 'FGPU' Stack Clash (PoC) | 2017-06-28 |
| exploit-db | FreeBSD - 'FGPE' Stack Clash (PoC) | 2017-06-28 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD