CVE-2018-0295 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementation of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting numerous Nexus series switches. It stems from incomplete input validation of BGP update messages, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected device reload. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring the attacker to send crafted BGP messages from what appears to be a trusted BGP peer. While the vulnerability could lead to significant network disruption, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.0\(3\)i4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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