CVE-2018-5189
Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-5189- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-5189- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-16974 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-16974- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xrx-h6m8-h59x
Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7xrx-h6m8-h59x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-01-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5189 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Jungo Windriver, published January 11, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.