CVE-2018-7673
NetIQ Identity Manager DoS Attack
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NetIQ Identity Manager DoS Attack
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7673- CVSS 3.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19389
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19389- CVSS 3.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wc4-c7m9-9699
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a...
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.
- Record
GHSA-6wc4-c7m9-9699- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The NetIQ Identity Manager communication channel, in versions prior to 4.7, is susceptible to a DoS attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7673- CVSS 3.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7673 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Netiq Identity Manager, published March 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.