Detections
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Cisco FXOS Software Link Layer Discovery Protocol DoS (cisco-sa-20181017-fxnx-os-dos)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 134946
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in Cisco FX-OS Software due to improper input validation of certain type, length, value (TLV) fields of the LLDP frame header. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this issue, by sending a crafted LLDP packet to an interface on the targeted device, to cause the system to reload.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvf23367See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 134946
File Name: cisco-sa-20181017-fx-os-dos.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 3/27/2020
Updated: 3/31/2020
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.9
Temporal Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0395
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:fxos
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/FXOS
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-0395