Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software Products
CVE-2018-0331

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Fxos, Nx-os, And Ucs Manager Unknown
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2018

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) subsystem of Cisco NX-OS Software, potentially allowing an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to induce a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability arises from improper validation of fields within a CDP message during processing. An attacker capable of sending a specially crafted CDP message can trigger this vulnerability, leading to a device restart, resulting in disrupted services. Affected devices include a range of Cisco hardware from Firepower Series to Nexus and UCS systems.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco FXOS, NX-OS, and UCS Manager unknown Cisco FXOS, NX-OS, and UCS Manager unknown

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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