CVE-2018-15173 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Nmap versions up to 7.70. When Nmap is used with the -sV option, a remote attacker can crash the application through stack consumption by providing a specially crafted TCP-based service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nmap:nmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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