# CVE-2018-5788: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service in the RIM process of ExtremeWireless WiNG Access Points via crafted packets.

- **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:** 5 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh54-r352-5248

## What is CVE-2018-5788?

CVE-2018-5788 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is a Remote, Unauthenticated Denial of Service in the RIM (Radio Interface Module) process running on the WiNG Access Point via crafted packets.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5788?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Extremewireless Wing.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-5789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5789/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-5796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5796/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2018-5791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5791/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2018-5792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5792/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2018-5793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5793/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5788 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5788 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 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-2018-5788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-5788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5788/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5788

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5788/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.