CVE-2018-1123 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2018-1123

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of...

Vulnerability Description

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).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

procps-ng, procps
Vulnerable Versions:
procps-ng 3.3.15

Timeline

Official Publish: May 23rd, 2018
Last Modified: December 17th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)