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CVE-2018-0257

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CVE-2018-0257

Published: Apr 19, 2018

Modified: Nov 29, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of certain DHCP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending certain DHCP packets to a specific segment of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU usage on the affected device and cause a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg73687.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers

affected
Cisco cBR Series Converged Broadband Routers

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

1040716
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
103948
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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