CVE-2018-0175 (GCVE-0-2018-0175)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-03-28 22:00
Modified
2026-01-12 22:02
Severity ?
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Version: Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-03

Due date: 2022-03-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0175

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