Improper input validation in Cisco NX-OS - CVE-2018-0395

 

Improper input validation in Cisco NX-OS - CVE-2018-0395

Published: October 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15423
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0395
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco NX-OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementation due to improper input validation of certain type, length, value (TLV) fields of the LLDP frame header. An adjacent attacker can send a specially crafted LLDP packet to an interface and cause the switch to reload unexpectedly.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-0395

Install update from vendor's website.

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