CVE-2018-1000161
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CVE-2018-1000161 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nmap | Nmap | 6.49 | Beta6 |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.00 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.01 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.10 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.11 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.12 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.25 | Beta1 |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.30 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.31 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.40 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.50 | — |
| Nmap | Nmap | 7.60 | — |
References
- https://nmap.org/changelog.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://nmap.org/changelog.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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