CVE-2018-0303 : A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol component of Cisco FXOS Software

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code as root or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. The vulnerability exists because of insufficiently validated Cisco Discovery Protocol packet headers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to a Layer 2 adjacent affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow that could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as root or cause a DoS condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects the following if configured to use Cisco Discovery Protocol: Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, Nexus 1000V Series Switches, Nexus 1100 Series Cloud Services Platforms, Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches, Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode, Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode, Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules, UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc22202, CSCvc22205, CSCvc22208, CSCvc88078, CSCvc88150, CSCvc88159, CSCvc88162, CSCvc88167.

Published 2018-06-21 11:29:00

Updated 2023-04-20 15:27:48

Source Cisco Systems, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowInput validationExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-0303

Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 7.0(0)hsk(0.357)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5010 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5020 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 56128p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5624q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5648q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5672up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5696q » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 8.0(1)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 7000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 7700 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 8.1(0.2)s0
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0.2\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5010 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5020 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 56128p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5624q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5648q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5672up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5696q » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 7.0(3)i7(1)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i7\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 172tq-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3016 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3048 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-32t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3100-v » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 31128pq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132c-z » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3164q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172pq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172pq-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172tq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172tq-32t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3232c » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3264c-e » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3264q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 34180yc » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3524-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3524-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3636c-r » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus C36180yc-r » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 8.8(3.5)s0
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.8\(3.5\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 92160yc-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 92304qc » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9236c » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9272q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 93108tc-ex » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 93120tx » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 93128tx » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 93180yc-ex » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9332pq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9372px » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9372tx » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9396px » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9396tx » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9504 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9508 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 9516 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus N9k-c9508-fm-r » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus N9k-x9636c-r » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus N9k-x9636q-r » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 8.8(0.1)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.8\(0.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5010 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5020 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5548up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5596up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 56128p » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5624q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5648q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5672up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 5696q » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 7.0(3)i4(7)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i4\(7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 172tq-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3016 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3048 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-32t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3064-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3100-v » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 31128pq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132c-z » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3132q-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3164q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172pq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172pq-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172tq » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3172tq-32t » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3232c » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3264c-e » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3264q » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 34180yc » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3524-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3524-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548-x » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3548-xl » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus 3636c-r » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Nexus C36180yc-r » Version: N/A
Cisco » Nx-os » Version: 3.1(3a)a
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:3.1\(3a\)a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6120xp » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6140xp » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6248up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6296up » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6324 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Ucs 6332 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating System
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.2 and before (<) 2.2.2.17
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4120 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4140 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4150 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating System
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.1 and before (<) 2.2.1.70
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4120 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4140 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4150 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating System
Versions from including (>=) 2.1.1 and before (<) 2.1.1.86
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4120 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4140 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4150 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating System
Versions from including (>=) 2.0 and before (<) 2.0.1.153
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4120 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4140 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4150 » Version: N/A
Cisco » Firepower Extensible Operating System
Versions from including (>=) 1.1 and before (<) 1.1.4.179
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_extensible_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4120 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4140 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Cisco » Firepower 4150 » Version: N/A

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-0303

EPSS FAQ

0.09%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 39 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-0303

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
8.3	HIGH	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	6.5	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Adjacent Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-0303

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-0303

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169

Cisco NX-OS Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-fxnxos-dos

Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor Advisory

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References for CVE-2018-0303