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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-10389 json

Format string vulnerability in the logMess function in TFTP Server MT 1.65 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform a denial of servi…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2462

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the logMess function in TFTP Server MT 1.65 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string sequences in a TFTP error packet.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

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