vulnerability
Cisco XE: CVE-2018-0257: Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers High CPU Usage Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 19, 2018 | Jul 30, 2019 | Nov 2, 2023 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 19, 2018
Added
Jul 30, 2019
Modified
Nov 2, 2023
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of certain DHCP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending certain DHCP packets to a specific segment of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU usage on the affected device and cause a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg73687.
Solution
cisco-xe-upgrade-latest
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