Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 21
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code as root or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. The vulnerability exists because of insufficiently validated Cisco Discovery Protocol packet headers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to a Layer 2 adjacent affected device. A

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5cisco_fxos_and_nx-os_unknownCisco FXOS and NX-OS unknown
NVDcisco/nx-os8 versions+7

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qjv2-6843-vmcw: A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent att2022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-0303: A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent att2018-06-21

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability2018-06-20
CVE-2018-0303 (HIGH CVSS 8.8) | A vulnerability in the Cisco Discov | cvebase.io