CVE-2018-18759

HIGH

Modbus Slave 7.0.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-18759. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Modbus Slave 7.0.0 by creating a malformed file with a 603-byte buffer. The exploit triggers a crash when the file is processed by the target software.

Description

Modbus Slave 7.0.0 in modbus tools has a Buffer Overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45732

This PoC demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Modbus Slave 7.0.0 by creating a malformed file with a 603-byte buffer. The exploit triggers a crash when the file is processed by the target software.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Modbus Slave 7.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to write a file to the target system or trick a user into opening the file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150015/Modbus-Slave-7.0.0-Denial-Of-Service.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45732/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0875
EPSS Percentile 94.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
modbustools/modbus_slave 7.0.0
Published Nov 16, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026