7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-11488
"dtSearch HTTP Search Denial of Service Accelerated Crashing"
Description

A stack exhaustion vulnerability in the search function of dtSearch 7.90.8538.1 and prior allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2018, 7:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-11488 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11488 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dtsearch dtsearch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-11488.

URL Resource
https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

public CVE exploits

Python

Updated: 4 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2021, 11:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Public exploits

Python

Updated: 4 weeks ago
14 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Jan. 5, 2018, 6:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-11488 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-11488 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488
    Added Reference https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html
    Added Reference https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-399 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html No Types Assigned https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html No Types Assigned https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.90.8538.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11488 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

12.29 }} -19.69%

score

0.93249

percentile

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