CVE-2018-0291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software's SNMP input packet processor, affecting numerous Nexus and UCS Fabric Interconnect series devices. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit improper validation of SNMP protocol data units to cause the SNMP application to restart, potentially leading to a system-level restart and denial of service. The CVSS score is 6.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. Despite the potential for denial of service, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 7.3\(3\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 8.1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.0\(3\)i3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0\(3\)i4, < 7.0\(3\)i7\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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