Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Plug and Play Agent Memory Leak Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco IOS Software)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.59 % · percentile 76 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Network Plug and Play agent, also referred to as the Cisco Open Plug-n-Play agent, of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending invalid data to the Cisco Network Plug and Play agent on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory leak on the affected device, which could cause the device to reload.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-7255
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-15377
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.7\(3.1s\)m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:denali-16.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:everest-16.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco IOS Software | affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |