Buffer overflow in Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers and Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router - CVE-2021-1509

 

Buffer overflow in Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers and Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router - CVE-2021-1509

Published: May 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52927
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1509
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the vDaemon process in Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Software. A remote user can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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