Buffer overflow in Cisco NX-OS - CVE-2018-0292
Published: June 20, 2018 / Updated: June 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13430
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0292
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco NX-OS
Cisco NX-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping feature due to boundary error when handling malicious input. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted IGMP packets, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the affected system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0292
Install update from vendor's website.