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CVE-2018-15173· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application cras

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 7, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
6.1% · 93th percentile
CWE
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 6.1%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
nmapnmap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nmap nmapup to 7.70 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10nmapbefore 7.70-r47.70-r4
Alpine:v3.11nmapbefore 7.80-r07.80-r0
Alpine:v3.7nmapbefore 7.60-r37.60-r3
Alpine:v3.8nmapbefore 7.70-r27.70-r2
Debian:12nmapall versions—
openSUSE:Leap 15.0nmapbefore 7.70-lp150.2.9.17.70-lp150.2.9.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0nmapbefore 7.70-lp151.3.3.17.70-lp151.3.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1nmapbefore 7.70-lp151.3.9.17.70-lp151.3.9.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweednmapbefore 7.92-2.17.92-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15nmapbefore 7.70-3.12.17.70-3.12.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15nmapbefore 7.70-3.5.17.70-3.5.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3nmapbefore 6.46-3.3.16.46-3.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4nmapbefore 6.46-3.6.16.46-3.6.1

Same product

nmap: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-18594nse_libssh2.cc in Nmap 7.70 is subject to a denial of service condition due to a double free when an SSH connection fails, as demonstrated b
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2013-4885The http-domino-enum-passwords.nse script in NMap before 6.40, when domino-enum-passwords.idpath is set, allows remote servers to upload "ar
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2026-58058Nmap - Integer Underflow in IPv6 Extension Header Parsing
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000161nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:nmap7.70-r4 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:nmap7.70-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:nmap6.46-3.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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