# CVE-2018-17159: In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, the NFS server lacks a bounds check in the READDIRPLUS NFS request.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-12-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- FreeBSD: FreeBSD 11.2 before 11.2-RELEASE-p5

## Description

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, the NFS server lacks a bounds check in the READDIRPLUS NFS request. Unprivileged remote users with access to the NFS server can cause a resource exhaustion by forcing the server to allocate an arbitrarily large memory allocation.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106192
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:13.nfs.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042164
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-24/

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