CVE-2026-72712 Nmap 7.99 Denial of Service via Zero-Length TCP Option Packet

Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option. The malformed packet forces the Packet:parseoptions function in nselib/packet.lua to allocate...

CVE-2026-72712

Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option. The malformed packet forces the Packet:parseoptions function in nselib/packet.lua to allocate...