CVE-2018-0290 Denial of service in Cisco SocialMiner Notification System

Medium 5.3 Published 17 May 2018 Updated 29 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco SocialMiner by sending malicious TCP packets, requiring a manual service restart.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-0290?

CVE-2018-0290 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco SocialMiner Notification System, published on 17 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the TCP stack of Cisco SocialMiner could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the notification system. The vulnerability is due to faulty handling of new TCP connections to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious TCP packet to the vulnerable service. An exploit could allow the attacker to create a DoS condition by interrupting certain phone services. A manual restart of the service may be required to restore full functionalities. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh48368.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Socialminer.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-0290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8f5c-4jx4-7pq4.