High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0456
CVE-2018-0456
Description
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application of an affected device to restart unexpectedly. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) in SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the SNMP application to restart multiple times, leading to a system-level restart and a denial of service (DoS) condition.
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Affected products
3- Cisco/Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 3000 Series 7.0(3)I7(3)v5Range: n/a
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.2\(0.43\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105668nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041921nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-nxos-snmpnvdVendor Advisory
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