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CVE-2018-0175

Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73664.

HIGH · CVSS 8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.02924
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Products & Versions

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cisco iosall versions
cisco ios xeall versions
cisco ios xrall versions
cisco ios<= 15.2\(4a\)ea5
cisco ios xe<= 15.2\(4a\)ea5
cisco ios<= 15.2\(6\)e0a
cisco ios xe<= 15.2\(6\)e0a
cisco ios<= 15.6.3m1

Scoring & Timeline

8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Mar 2018 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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cisco-csafcisco-sa-20180328-lldp
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2018-icsa-18-107-03
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2018-icsa-18-107-04
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103564Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040586Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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