CVE-2018-0470

high

Description

A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly parsing malformed HTTP packets that are destined to a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP packet to an affected device for processing. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition.

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-webdos

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-094-03

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105397

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-05

Updated: 2020-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High