TCP Throttling Vulnerability in Cisco Prime Network
CVE-2018-0137

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Prime Network
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 February 2018

What is CVE-2018-0137?

A vulnerability in the TCP throttling mechanism of Cisco Prime Network allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to generate a denial of service condition. This occurs due to inadequate rate limiting on TCP listening ports. By bombarding the device with a high volume of TCP SYN packets directed at the local IP address, attackers may consume excess memory, leading to sluggish performance or rendering the device unable to accept new TCP connections.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Prime Network Cisco Prime Network

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102955
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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