CVE-2017-18594

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nmap version 7.70

Description The issue is related to a denial of service condition in Nmap due to a double free error when an SSH connection fails. This can be triggered by a leading character to certain scripts.

Recommendations For Nmap version 7.70, consider updating to a newer version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, avoid using scripts like ssh-brute.nse or ssh-auth-methods.nse with a leading character to minimize the risk of exploitation.