{"id":"CVE-2018-18759","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-18759","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:46:35.726Z","title":"Modbus Slave 7.0.0 in modbus tools has a Buffer Overflow.","description":"Modbus Slave 7.0.0 in modbus tools has a Buffer Overflow.","published":"2018-11-16T18:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:47:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","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":["modbustools/modbus slave"],"epss":{"score":0.0875,"percentile":0.95133,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06853,"percentile":0.93822},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0875,"percentile":0.94919}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-10-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45732,"kind":"exploit","title":"Modbus Slave 7.0.0 - Denial of Service (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45732","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/45732.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/45732.txt","published":"2018-10-29","added":"2018-10-29","updated":"2018-10-29","author":"Ihsan Sencan","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-18759"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comModbusSlaveSetup32Bit.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150015/Modbus-Slave-7.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45732/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150015/Modbus-Slave-7.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45732/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18759","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."}