CVE-2018-15173
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
Description
Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted TCP-based service.
How to fix CVE-2018-15173
To remediate CVE-2018-15173, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/nmap—upgrade to 7.70-r4 or later
- Debian/nmap—no fix listed
Is CVE-2018-15173 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.70-r4
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |