CVE-2018-14622
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.3%libtirpc - security update
Published: 8/30/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libtirpcfrom 0, < 0.2.5-1.3
- Debian/libtirpcfrom 0, < 0.2.5-1+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |