High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0470
CVE-2018-0470
Description
A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly parsing malformed HTTP packets that are destined to a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP packet to an affected device for processing. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition on the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition.
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105397nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-webdosnvdVendor Advisory
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-094-03nvd
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