Vulnerability in Cisco Socialminer
CVE-2018-0290
A vulnerability in the TCP stack of Cisco SocialMiner could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the notification system. The vulnerability is due to faulty handling of new TCP connections to the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious TCP packet to the vulnerable service. An exploit could allow the attacker to create a DoS condition by interrupting certain phone services. A manual restart of the service may be required to restore full functionalities. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh48368.
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Cisco Socialminer — versions 11.6\(1\), 11.6(1)
- N/a Cisco Socialminer Notification System — versions Cisco SocialMiner Notification System
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0290?
- CVE-2018-0290 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Socialminer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0290?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.