Stack-based buffer overflow in nmap - CVE-2018-15173

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Stack-based buffer overflow in nmap - CVE-2018-15173

Published: August 20, 2018 / Updated: September 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14479
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15173
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when the -sV option is used. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a specially crafted TCP-based service, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.


Affected software

nmap
nmap (Alpine package)
Opensuse

How to mitigate CVE-2018-15173

Install update from vendor's website.

nmap - update to 7.80
nmap (Alpine package) - update to 7.60-r3

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