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Cisco XE: CVE-2018-0466: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software OSPFv3 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2018-0466: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software OSPFv3 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
10/05/2018
Created
08/02/2019
Added
07/30/2019
Modified
01/05/2024

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(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

References

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