CVE-2018-0102 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Pong tool of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches under specific configurations. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can trigger a double-free memory error by manipulating Pong requests, causing the device to reload. With a CVSS score of 7.4 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2\(1\)d\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(1\)d\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2\(2\)d1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(2\)d1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2\(2\)d1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(2\)d1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.