Buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-1300

 

Buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-1300

Published: January 20, 2021 / Updated: January 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49898
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1300
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of IP traffic. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly SD-WAN vSmart)
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router
Cisco SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco SD-WAN

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1300

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN - update to 16.12.4
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions 17.2.1, 17.2.2, 17.3.1, 17.4.1
Cisco SD-WAN - addressed in versions 18.4.5, 19.2.2, 20.1.1, 20.3.1, 20.3.2, 20.4.1

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