In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, an application which calls setrlimit() to increase RLIMIT_STACK may turn a read-only memory region below the stack into a read-write region
Published Sep 12, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.85%
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, an application which calls setrlimit() to increase RLIMIT_STACK may turn a read-only memory region below the stack into a read-write region. A specially crafted executable could be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the user context.
Affected products
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- Version before 11.2-RELEASEStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01850) | 78.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01850) | 76.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 34.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 48.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 46.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02108) | 79.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02108) | 78.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02108) | 56.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.72th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 77.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 87.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42279/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42279/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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