CVE-2018-0175
Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 17 March 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-134
- Affected
- cisco/ios · cisco/ios xe · cisco/ios xr
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0175
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103564Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040586Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-lldpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103564Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040586Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-lldpVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0175US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.