# CVE-2018-10608: Denial of service in AcSELerator Architect

> A malicious FTP server can cause 100% CPU utilization and denial of service in AcSELerator Architect, requiring application restart.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4c7w-p94r-xj6r

## What is CVE-2018-10608?

CVE-2018-10608 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SEL AcSELerator Architect version 2.2.24.0 and prior can be exploited when the AcSELerator Architect FTP client connects to a malicious FTP server, which may cause denial of service via 100% CPU utilization. Restart of the application is required.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10608?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Selinc Acselerator Architect.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- SEL AcSELerator Architect 2.2.24 - CPU Exhaustion Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect

- [CVE-2018-10600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10600/): XML external entity in AcSELerator Architect (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10608 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10608 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. AcSELerator Architect. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10608/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10608/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10608
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10608
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10608

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10608/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.