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CVE-2018-11218

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-06-17
  • Fixed in4.0.10 · 3.2.12
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

Memory Corruption was discovered in the cmsgpack library in the Lua subsystem in Redis before 3.2.12, 4.x before 4.0.10, and 5.x before 5.0 RC2 because of stack-based buffer overflows.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-1717:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11218?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11218?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Redislabs redis
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0≥ 4.0, < 4.0.104.0.10
3.2< 3.2.123.2.12
5.0= 5.0no fix published
Oracle communications operations monitor
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.4= 3.4no fix published
4.0= 4.0no fix published
Redhat openstack
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.x= 10no fix published
13.x= 13no fix published

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • redisUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.1
  • redisUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2:3.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
  • redisUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2:2.8.4-2ubuntu0.2
  • redisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 6.0.8-1.3.1
  • redisRed Hat:openstack:13::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.2.8-3.el7ostand 1 other package
  • redisRed Hat:openstack:10::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.0.6-4.el7ostand 1 other package
  • redisopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 6.2.5-1.2
  • redisMageia:6all versions · fixed in 4.0.10-1.mga6

10 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-11218 Red Hat Product Security29 products fixed · 12 known affected

    redis: Heap corruption in lua_cmsgpack.c

    redis as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) · redis.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) · redis as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools · +9 more

  • ICSMA-21-187-01 CISA4 known affected

    Philips Vue PACS (Update B)

    Vue PACS: Versions 12.2.x.x and prior · Vue Motion: Versions 12.2.1.5 and prior · Vue MyVue: Versions 12.2.x.x and prior · +1 more

  • RHSA-2019:1860 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-redis32-redis security update

  • RHSA-2019:0094 Red Hat Product Security5 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: redis security update

  • RHSA-2019:0052 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: redis security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Redislabs redis to 4.0.10 · 3.2.12
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips recommends configuring the Vue PACS environment per D000763414 - Vue_PACS_12_Ports_Protocols_Services_Guide available on Incenter.
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips released Version 12.2.1.5 in June of 2020 for MyVue that remediates CWE-693 and recommends contacting support below.
  4. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips released Version 12.2.1.5 in June of 2020 for Vue Motion that remediates CWE-324 and recommends contacting support below.
  5. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips released Version 12.2.8.0 in May of 2021 for Speech that remediates CWE-693, CWE-319, CWE-119, CWE-287, and CWE-1214 and recommends contacting support below.
  6. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips released Version 12.2.8.0 in May of 2021 for PACS that remediates CWE-20, CWE-119, CWE-287 and recommends contacting support below.
  7. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-21-187-01 · 1 productPhilips released a security fix for Speech in Nov 2021 that remediates CWE-665 and CWE-327 and recommends contacting support below.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/redis/redis_replication_cmd_execrank: goodModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score58.8 %read 2026-11-03
  • Metasploit FrameworkMetasploit modules1known since 2026-11-01
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11218?

Memory Corruption was discovered in the cmsgpack library in the Lua subsystem in Redis before 3.2.12, 4.x before 4.0.10, and 5.x before 5.0 RC2 because of stack-based buffer overflows.

Is CVE-2018-11218 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-11218 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 58.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11218?

CVE-2018-11218 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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