CVE-2007-4286 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS versions 12.0 through 12.4, specifically within its Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) functionality. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (device restart) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted NHRP packet. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for denial of service is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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