CVE-2017-1085 json
In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, an application which calls setrlimit() to increase RLIMIT_STACK may turn a read-only memory region below th…
published 2018-09-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-10101
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- freebsd freebsd 11.2
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-42279)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-42279 FreeBSD - 'setrlimit' Stack Clash (PoC) dos, 2017-06-28
- qualys.com https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- FreeBSD FreeBSD
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/42279/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
qualys.com
/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-1085
- NVD CVE-2017-1085
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