#VU11337 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0156 

 

#VU11337 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0156

Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: March 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11337
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0156
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Smart Install feature due to improper validation of packet data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to an affected device on TCP port 4786 and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Update to versions 16.3(5.72), 15.7(3.1.14A)OT, 15.7(3.1.9W)OT, 15.7(3.0u)M, 15.7(3)M1, 15.7(2.0v)M0.6, 15.6(3)M3.1, 15.5(3)M7, 15.5(3)M6.1, 15.5(1.0.91)SY1, 15.5(1)SY1, 15.5(1)IC1.73, 15.5(1)IA1.516, 15.4(3)M9, 15.4(1.1.21)SY4, 15.4(1)SY4, 15.2(6.5.1i)E1, 15.2(6.4.66i)E1, 15.2(6.3.0i)E, 15.2(6.2.20i)E, 15.2(6)E1, 15.2(4.7.8)EA7, 15.2(2)E8, 15.2(1)SY6, 15.2(1)SY5.114, 15.1(2)SY11.62 or 12.2(60)EZ13.

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