{"cve":"CVE-2018-14622","nvd":{"published":"2018-08-30T13:29:00.627","modified":"2026-06-17T01:41:18.643","status":"Modified","description":"A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc before version 0.3.3-rc3. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-252"],"references":["http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1c77f7a869bdea2a34799d774460d1f9983d45f0","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1991","https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968175","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14622","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00034.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","libtirpc_project:libtirpc","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-14622","score":0.03861,"percentile":0.90174,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}