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TI-2018-10857 Aliases CVE-2018-15173GHSA-wp69-235q-254j

Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05845 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nmap:nmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.70VulnerableNmap
  • cpe:2.3:a:nmap:nmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.70 Vulnerable ·Nmap

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15173
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp69-235q-254j

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2026-41812 Nmap - Integer Underflow in IPv6 Extension Header Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2013-04289 The http-domino-enum-passwords.nse script in NMap before 6.40, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2017-13767 nse_libssh2.cc in Nmap 7.70 is subject to a denial of service condition due to a double… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-00008 Protection mechanism failure in Google Android CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2018-15812 nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.7

Sources

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