CWE Code: 190
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Summary: procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. this allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2018-05-23
Last Modified Date: 2019-07-30