{"id":"CVE-2018-1218","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-1218","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:41:17.096Z","title":"In Dell EMC NetWorker versions prior to 9.2.1.1, versions prior to 9.1.1.6, 9.0.x, and versions prior to 8.2.4.11, the 'nsrd' daemon causes a buffer overflow condition when handling certain messages.","description":"In Dell EMC NetWorker versions prior to 9.2.1.1, versions prior to 9.1.1.6, 9.0.x, and versions prior to 8.2.4.11, the 'nsrd' daemon causes a buffer overflow condition when handling certain messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service to the users of NetWorker systems.","published":"2018-03-19T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:50:45.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["dell/emc networker"],"epss":{"score":0.15722,"percentile":0.96846,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.12151,"percentile":0.96027},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.15722,"percentile":0.96706}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-03-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44332,"kind":"exploit","title":"Dell EMC NetWorker - Denial of Service","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44332","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/44332.py","file":"exploits/linux/dos/44332.py","published":"2018-03-23","added":"2018-03-23","updated":"2018-03-23","author":"Marek Cybul","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-1218"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/43","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040546","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44332/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/43","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040546","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44332/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1218","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}