CVE-2018-18878 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Columbia Weather MicroServer by sending specially crafted BACnet packets due to improper input validation.
- 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-2018-18878?
CVE-2018-18878 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In firmware version MS_2.6.9900 of Columbia Weather MicroServer, the BACnet daemon does not properly validate input, which could allow a remote attacker to send specially crafted packets causing the device to become unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Columbiaweather Weather Microserver Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18878 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-2018-18878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-18877 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2018-18879 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-61939 Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
- CVE-2025-66620 Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Command Shell in Externally Accessible Directory
- CVE-2018-18875 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vg8r-4hv2-5h3c.