VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-4418

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A remote unprivileged attacker can sent multiple packages to the LMS5xx to disrupt its availability through a TCP SYN-based denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can flood the targeted LMS5xx with a high volume of TCP SYN requests, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unresponsive or unavailable for legitimate users.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-400

Primary references