Mageia 2019-0294: Addressing Moderate Nmap Denial of Service Risk
mageia
October 16, 2019
Updated nmap packages fix security vulnerability: Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and appli...
Summary
Updated nmap packages fix security vulnerability:
Nmap through 7.70, when the -sV option is used, allows remote attackersto cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash)
via a crafted TCP-based service (CVE-2018-15173).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25262
- - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15173
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 7/core/nmap-7.70-2.1.mga7
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Publication date: 16 Oct 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0294.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-15173
Topics Covered
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