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CVE-2018-5189

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or gain system privileges by flipping pool buffer size, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Jungo Windriver: before 12.6.0 — fixed in 12.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jungo Windriver 12.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43494/
• https://www.fidusinfosec.com/jungo-windriver-code-execution-cve-2018-5189/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43494/
• https://www.fidusinfosec.com/jungo-windriver-code-execution-cve-2018-5189/

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