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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15173 · published 8 August 2018

CVE-2018-15173: Nmap vulnerability

Nmap · Nmap

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8%
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-760.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-770.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00067.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00075.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0004/
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-760.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/07/crashing-nmap-770.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00067.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00075.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0004/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15173), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.