CVE-2018-9158 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service on AXIS M1033-W IP cameras by performing an IPv4 flood attack, interrupting services.
- 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-2018-9158?
CVE-2018-9158 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on AXIS M1033-W (IP camera) Firmware version 5.40.5.1 devices. They don't employ a suitable mechanism to prevent a DoS attack, which leads to a response time delay. An attacker can use the hping3 tool to perform an IPv4 flood attack, and the services are interrupted from attack start to end.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axis M1033-W Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9158 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-2018-9158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp95-cgwv-24g5.