CVE-2018-0305

HIGH

Cisco FXOS and NX-OS - Denial of Service via Crafted Fabric Services Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Fabric Services component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software insufficiently validates Cisco Fabric Services packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Cisco Fabric Services packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to force a NULL pointer dereference and cause a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects the following if configured to use Cisco Fabric Services: Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches, Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode, Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules, UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd69966, CSCve02435, CSCve04859, CSCve41590, CSCve41593, CSCve41601.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0232
EPSS Percentile 81.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (10)
cisco/firepower_9000_firmware r211
cisco/firepower_9000_firmware r231
cisco/nexus_5000_firmware 7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)
cisco/nexus_5000_firmware 8.1\(0.2\)s0
cisco/nexus_5000_firmware 8.8\(0.1\)
cisco/nexus_7000_firmware 8.0\(1\)
cisco/nexus_9000_firmware 8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\)
cisco/nexus_9000_firmware 8.1\(1\)s5
cisco/unified_computing_system_firmware 3.1\(3a\)a
cisco/unified_computing_system_firmware 7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)
Published Jun 21, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026