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CVE-2018-15173

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  • Published2018-08-08

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-08-0800:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Nmap
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.70≤ 7.70no fix published

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

  • nmapUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • nmapUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • nmapUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • nmapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 6.46-3.3.1
  • nmapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 6.46-3.6.1
  • nmapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 6.46-3.3.1
  • nmapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 6.46-3.3.1
  • nmapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 6.46-3.6.1

39 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-15173 Red Hat Product Security

    nmap: Stack exhausation when -sV option is used allows for DoS

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-08-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wp69-235q-254j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15173?

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.

Is CVE-2018-15173 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-15173 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-15173?

CVE-2018-15173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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