A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of packet data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Smart Install message to an affected device on TCP port 4786. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow on the affected device, which could have the following impacts: Triggering a reload of the device, Allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device, Causing an indefinite loop on the affected device that triggers a watchdog crash. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg76186.
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Configurations
History
27 Jan 2025, 19:58
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| References | () https://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/attackers-exploit-cisco-switch-issue-as-vendor-warns-of-yet-another-critical-flaw/d/d-id/1331490 - Press/Media Coverage | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103538 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
| References | () https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
| References | () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-smi2 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040580 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
Information
Published : 2018-03-28 22:29
Updated : 2025-01-27 19:58
NVD link : CVE-2018-0171
Mitre link : CVE-2018-0171
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Products Affected
cisco
- ios
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write