CVE-2017-15037

8.1 HIGH

Published: October 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

In FreeBSD through 11.1, the smb_strdupin function in sys/netsmb/smb_subr.c has a race condition with a resultant out-of-bounds read, because it can cause t2p->t_name strings to lack a final '\0' character.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101191

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222687

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=324102

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101191

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222687

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=324102

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.1 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

62th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125 CWE-362

Affected Vendors

freebsd

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