Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-34703
A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message parser of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper initialization of a buffer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via any of the following methods: An authenticated, remote attacker could access the LLDP neighbor table via either the CLI or SNMP while the device is in a specific state. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker could corrupt the LLDP neighbor table by injecting specific LLDP frames into the network and then waiting for an administrator of the device or a network management system (NMS) managing the device to retrieve the LLDP neighbor table of the device via either the CLI or SNMP. An authenticated, adjacent attacker with SNMP read-only credentials or low privileges on the device CLI could corrupt the LLDP neighbor table by injecting specific LLDP frames into the network and then accessing the LLDP neighbor table via either the CLI or SNMP. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash, resulting in a reload of the device.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-34703
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-34703
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 43 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-34703
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
8.0
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6.9
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NIST | |
6.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.3
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4.0
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-34703
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The product does not initialize critical variables, which causes the execution environment to use unexpected values.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
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The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-34703
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-lldp-dos-sBnuHSjT
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Link Layer Discovery Protocol Denial of Service VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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