CVE-2018-5189 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 67)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or gain system privileges by flipping pool buffer size, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.2% — more likely to be exploited than 67% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jungo | windriver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-01-10 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD