SB2018042403 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE
Published: April 24, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042403
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
4
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1349)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of image list parameters. A remote attacker can send specially crafted Smart Install packets to TCP port 4786 and cause the service to crash.
2) Improper resource shutdown (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1146)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to an unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0385)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the Smart Install feature due to improper input validation when processing a malformed Smart Install message on TCP port 4786. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
4) Remote code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3271)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to an unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160323-smi
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130327-smartinstall
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120328-smartinstall
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20110928-smart-instal...