Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-0299 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switches Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU13414
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0299
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch due to incomplete validation of an SNMP poll request for a specific MIB. A remote attacker can send a specific SNMP poll request and cause the device to reload.
MitigationThe vulnerability is addressed in the versions 4.0(0.58), 4.0(0.56), 4.1(2)E1(1s).
Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switches: 4.1.2 E1.1r
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-n4k-snmp-dos
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.