CVE-2018-0469: cisco cisco ios xe software Double Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0469 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Double Free vulnerability in cisco cisco ios xe software. EPSS estimates a 3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web user interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to a double-free-in-memory handling by the affected software when specific HTTP requests are processed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests to the web user interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have access to the management interface of the affected software, which is typically connected to a restricted management network.

• CWE-415Double FreeThe product calls free() twice on the same memory address.