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CVE-2018-0175: Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2018-0175
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Format string vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on an affected device.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Ciscoproduct: IOS, XR, and XE SoftwareDenial of serviceRemote code execution
What
A format string vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Who is affected
Users of Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0175

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2018-0175coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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