Vulnerability identifier: #VU12068

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0256

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco ASR 5000 Series
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

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

The weakness exists in the peer-to-peer message processing functionality due to incorrect validation of peer-to-peer packet headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted peer-to-peer packet, trigger the SESSMGR process to restart unexpectedly, which can briefly impact traffic while the SESSMGR process restarts, and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to versions P2P_2.21, P2P_2.20.896, P2P_2.20.894, P2P_2.19.895, P2P_2.19.892 or P2P_2.19.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco ASR 5000 Series: 20.3.0.66671 - P2P_2.16.879

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External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180418-pdng

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.