CVE-2018-0469

Summary

CVECVE-2018-0469
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-05 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:32:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web user interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a double-free-in-memory handling by the affected software when specific HTTP requests are processed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests to the web user interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have access to the management interface of the affected software, which is typically connected to a restricted management network.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-415

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.5.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE Software CVE-2018-0469 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS/IOS XE Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Cause the Target Device to Hang or Reload and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Denial of Service Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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