CVE-2018-25282

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

Nmap 7.70 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malicious XML files with exponential entity expansion. Attackers can create a crafted XML file with nested entity definitions and open it through ZenMap's scan import functionality to cause the program to consume excessive system resources and crash.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/26/2026

Last Modified4/27/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

References

https://nmap.org/dist/nmap-7.70-setup.exe(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45357(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-denial-of-service-via-xml-entity-expansion(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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