CVE-2018-18881 Denial of service in n/a
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service by configuring invalid network settings, requiring a physical factory reset to recover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-18881?
CVE-2018-18881 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Denial of Service (DOS) issue was discovered in ControlByWeb X-320M-I Web-Enabled Instrumentation-Grade Data Acquisition module 1.05 with firmware revision v1.05. An authenticated user can configure invalid network settings, stopping TCP based communications to the device. A physical factory reset is required to restore the device to an operational state.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18881?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Controlbyweb X-320m-I Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18881?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18881 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-2018-18881 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18881 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-352m-3444-89q4.