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CVE-2018-0291 — A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet pr

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application on an affected device to restart unexpectedly. The vulnerability is due to improper validati

CVSS
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EPSS
0.88% (top 24.90%)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
2018-06-20T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-11-29T15:02:46.880Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application on an affected device to restart unexpectedly. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) in SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Cisco NXOS unknown — Cisco NX-OS unknown

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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