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CVE-2017-1000373

The OpenBSD qsort() function is recursive, and not randomized, an attacker can construct a pathological input array of N elements that cause

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Summary

The OpenBSD qsort() function is recursive, and not randomized, an attacker can construct a pathological input array of N elements that causes qsort() to deterministically recurse N/4 times. This allows attackers to consume arbitrary amounts of stack memory and manipulate stack memory to assist in arbitrary code execution attacks. This affects OpenBSD 6.1 and possibly earlier versions.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-42271

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

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