CVE-2017-1084
In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, multiple issues with the implementation of the stack guard-page reduce the protections afforded by the…
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- freebsd
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, multiple issues with the implementation of the stack guard-page reduce the protections afforded by the guard-page. This results in the possibility a poorly written process could be cause a stack overflow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Exploit-DB2 entries
- FreeBSD - 'FGPU' Stack Clash (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 42277dos, freebsd_x86published 28 Jun 2017Verified
- FreeBSD - 'FGPE' Stack Clash (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 42278dos, freebsd_x86published 28 Jun 2017Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 42277 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 42278 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By freebsd
- 22 months later
· 22 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.3% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Userspace stack overflow
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (3)
- 42277 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 42278 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2017-10100 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2017-1084)Record last updated .