CVE-2018-15688 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-15688

Out-of-Bounds write in systemd-networkd dhcpv6 option handling

Vulnerability 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.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Felix Wilhelm from the Google Security Team

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

systemd
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: October 26th, 2018
Last Modified: June 9th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.