PT-2018-8745 · Cisco · Cisco Nx-Os+2

Published 2018-06-20 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-0314

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software (affected versions not specified)

Description: A vulnerability in the Cisco Fabric Services component could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The issue exists due to insufficient validation of Cisco Fabric Services packet headers when processing packet data. An attacker could exploit this by sending a maliciously crafted Cisco Fabric Services packet to an affected device, potentially causing a buffer overflow condition and allowing arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0314

Affected Products

Cisco Fxos

Cisco Nx-Os

Cisco Nexus

References · 5

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-fx-os-fabric-execution · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0314 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0314 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104516 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041169 · Note