UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15173

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15173
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15173.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15173
Upstream
Published
2018-08-08T00:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:47:10Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nmap

Package

Name
nmap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nmap@6.40-0.2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.40-0.1ubuntu1
6.40-0.2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nmap",
            "binary_version": "6.40-0.2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zenmap",
            "binary_version": "6.40-0.2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nmap

Package

Name
nmap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nmap@7.01-2ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.47-7

7.*

7.01-2ubuntu1
7.01-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ndiff",
            "binary_version": "7.01-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nmap",
            "binary_version": "7.01-2ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zenmap",
            "binary_version": "7.01-2ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / nmap

Package

Name
nmap
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nmap@7.60-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.60-1ubuntu1
7.60-1ubuntu2
7.60-1ubuntu3
7.60-1ubuntu4
7.60-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ndiff",
            "binary_version": "7.60-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nmap",
            "binary_version": "7.60-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zenmap",
            "binary_version": "7.60-1ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}