CVE-2018-11778
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
UnixAuthenticationService in Apache Ranger was updated to correctly handle user input to avoid Stack-based buffer overflow
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.ranger:ranger | <1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11778
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c99h-fgqm-6679
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r04bc435a92911de4b52d2b98f169bd7cf2e8bbeb53b03788df8f932c@%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd88077a781ef38f7687c100f93992f4dda8aa101925050c4af470998@%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3E
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/11
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.