CVE-2018-0241

HIGH

Cisco IOS XR 6.3.1 and 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via UDP Broadcast Forwarding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the UDP broadcast forwarding function of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of UDP broadcast packets that are forwarded to an IPv4 helper address. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple UDP broadcast packets to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer leak on the affected device, eventually resulting in a DoS condition requiring manual intervention to recover. This vulnerability affects all Cisco IOS XR platforms running 6.3.1, 6.2.3, or earlier releases of Cisco IOS XR Software when at least one IPv4 helper address is configured on an interface of the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi35625.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040710
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103929

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0086
EPSS Percentile 54.4%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (13)
cisco/ios_xr 4.0.4.base
cisco/ios_xr 4.1.3.base
cisco/ios_xr 4.2.4.base
cisco/ios_xr 4.3.4.base
cisco/ios_xr 4.4.3.ce
cisco/ios_xr 5.0.3.ce
cisco/ios_xr 5.1.4.base
cisco/ios_xr 5.2.5.ce
cisco/ios_xr 5.3.4.base
cisco/ios_xr 5.4.3.ce
... and 3 more
Published Apr 19, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026