CVE-2018-15473 vulnerability in NetApp and Other Products
Published on August 17, 2018
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2018-15473 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2018-15473. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2018-15473 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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