What is the severity of CVE-2017-1082?

CVE-2017-1082 has a severity rating that indicates a potential for denial of service due to excessive stack consumption.

What versions are affected by CVE-2017-1082?

CVE-2017-1082 affects FreeBSD versions 10.0 to 10.4, and 11.0 up to but not including 11.1.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1082?

To fix CVE-2017-1082, upgrade to FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE or 10.4-RELEASE or later versions.

What kind of applications are impacted by CVE-2017-1082?

Applications utilizing the qsort algorithm to manage large data sets are particularly vulnerable to CVE-2017-1082.

Can CVE-2017-1082 cause data loss?

While CVE-2017-1082 primarily leads to application crashes, it could indirectly lead to data loss if applications do not handle crashes gracefully.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-1082

high

7.5

CWE

12/9/2018

17/9/2024

CVE-2017-1082: Input Validation

First published: Wed Sep 12 2018(Updated: )

In FreeBSD 11.x before 11.1-RELEASE and 10.x before 10.4-RELEASE, the qsort algorithm has a deterministic recursion pattern. Feeding a pathological input to the algorithm can lead to excessive stack usage and potential overflow. Applications that use qsort to handle large data set may crash if the input follows the pathological pattern.

Credit: secteam@freebsd.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
FreeBSD FreeBSD	>=10.0<=10.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD	>=11.0<11.1

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Reference Links

https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1082?
CVE-2017-1082 has a severity rating that indicates a potential for denial of service due to excessive stack consumption.
What versions are affected by CVE-2017-1082?
CVE-2017-1082 affects FreeBSD versions 10.0 to 10.4, and 11.0 up to but not including 11.1.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1082?
To fix CVE-2017-1082, upgrade to FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE or 10.4-RELEASE or later versions.
What kind of applications are impacted by CVE-2017-1082?
Applications utilizing the qsort algorithm to manage large data sets are particularly vulnerable to CVE-2017-1082.
Can CVE-2017-1082 cause data loss?
While CVE-2017-1082 primarily leads to application crashes, it could indirectly lead to data loss if applications do not handle crashes gracefully.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1082?
CVE-2017-1082 has a severity rating that indicates a potential for denial of service due to excessive stack consumption.
What versions are affected by CVE-2017-1082?
CVE-2017-1082 affects FreeBSD versions 10.0 to 10.4, and 11.0 up to but not including 11.1.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1082?
To fix CVE-2017-1082, upgrade to FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE or 10.4-RELEASE or later versions.
What kind of applications are impacted by CVE-2017-1082?
Applications utilizing the qsort algorithm to manage large data sets are particularly vulnerable to CVE-2017-1082.
Can CVE-2017-1082 cause data loss?
While CVE-2017-1082 primarily leads to application crashes, it could indirectly lead to data loss if applications do not handle crashes gracefully.