Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU33730

Input validation error - CVE-2018-16640

Published: September 7, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33730

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16640

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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