CVE-2018-15688
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.69%
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp6 client of systemd allows a malicious dhcp6 server to overwrite heap memory in systemd-networkd. Affected releases are systemd: versions up to and including 239.
How to fix CVE-2018-15688
To remediate CVE-2018-15688, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/network-manager—upgrade to 1.14.4-2 or later
- Debian/systemd—upgrade to 239-11 or later
Is CVE-2018-15688 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.14.4-2
- from 0, < 239-11
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |