vulnerability
Cisco IOS: CVE-2018-0466: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software OSPFv3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Dec 21, 2022 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 27, 2018
Added
Sep 27, 2018
Modified
Dec 21, 2022
Description
A vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific OSPFv3 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPFv3 Link-State Advertisements (LSA) to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Solution
cisco-ios-upgrade-latest
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