CVE-2018-0378 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco Nx-os Software FOR Nexus 6000 Series

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.6HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco Nx-os Software FOR Nexus 6000 SeriesCisco Nx-os
Timeline
PublishedOct 17
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) feature of Cisco Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches running Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of protection against PTP frame flood attacks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending large streams of malicious IPv4 or IPv6 PTP traffic to the affected device. A successful exploit could a…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDcisco/nx-os7.3\(2\)n1\(0.8\)

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-cqfr-gw47-8rvr: A vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) feature of Cisco Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches running Cisco NX-OS Software could al↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches Precision Time Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2018-10-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches Precision Time Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2018-10-17
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