6.5

CVE-2018-0331: cisco firepower_extensible_operating_system Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 21-06-2018Last modified 29-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0331 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco firepower_extensible_operating_system. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (formerly known as CDP) subsystem of devices running, or based on, Cisco NX-OS Software contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly validate certain fields within a Cisco Discovery Protocol message prior to processing it. An attacker with the ability to submit a Cisco Discovery Protocol message designed to trigger the issue could cause a DoS condition on an affected device while the device restarts. This vulnerability affects Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 1000V Series Switches, Nexus 1100 Series Cloud Services Platforms, Nexus 2000 Series Switches, Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches, Nexus 3600 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 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: CSCvc89242, CSCve40943, CSCve40953, CSCve40965, CSCve40970, CSCve40978, CSCve40992, CSCve41000, CSCve41007.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.64% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco3 products
  • firepower_extensible_operating_system≥ 1.1, < 2.0.1.153 | ≥ 2.1.1, < 2.1.1.86 | ≥ 2.2.1, < 2.2.1.70
  • fxos≥ 2.2.2, < 2.2.2.14 | ≥ 1.1, < 2.0.1.152
  • nx-os≥ 7.1, < 7.1\(5\)n1\(1\) | ≥ 7.3, < 7.3\(3\)n1\(1\) | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2\(20\) | ≥ 7.2, < 7.2\(2\)d1\(3\) | ≥ 7.3, < 7.3\(2\)d1\(1\) | ≥ 8.1, < 8.1\(2\) | ≥ 8.2, < 8.2\(1\) | 8.0 | < 7.0\(3\)i3 | ≥ 7.0\(3\)i4, < 7.0\(3\)i7\(1\) | < 7.0\(3\)i7\(1\) | ≥ 6.0, < 7.3\(3\)n1\(1\) | ≥ 5.2, < 8.1\(1a\) | < 2.2\(8g\) | ≥ 2.5, < 3.1\(2f\)

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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