CVE-2018-1123 LOW

CVE-2018-1123

Vendor [Unknown]
Product procps-ng, procps
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 23, 2018
Last update December 17, 2025

CVSS base score

3.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2018 CVE published
December 17, 2025 Record updated