CVE-2018-11488
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.80% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- dtsearch/dtsearch
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.