Description
An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.
Published: 2019-01-11
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4367-1 systemd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8657 An out of bounds read was discovered in systemd-journald in the way it parses log messages that terminate with a colon ':'. A local attacker can use this flaw to disclose process memory data. Versions from v221 to v239 are vulnerable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3855-1 systemd vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00078}

epss

{'score': 0.001}


Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Systemd Project Systemd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T15:41:39.884Z

Reserved: 2018-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16866

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Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.043Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-11T19:29:00.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:28.947

Link: CVE-2018-16866

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2019-01-09T18:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16866 - Bugzilla

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