VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-0175

CVSS score8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.48%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2018-03-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Cisco / IOS, XR, and XE Software

Description

Format String vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd73664.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Primary references