CVE-2018-7583 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can crash the DualDesk proxy daemon by sending a long string to TCP port 5500, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2018-7583?
CVE-2018-7583 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Proxy.exe in DualDesk 20 allows Remote Denial Of Service (daemon crash) via a long string to TCP port 5500.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantig Dualdesk.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7583 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-2018-7583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcqf-f6gp-jggx.