CVE-2018-0298

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    CVE-2018-0298

    Published: 21 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco FXOS and Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation in the web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP or HTTPS packet directed to the physical management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the process to crash and possibly reload the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected system. This vulnerability affects Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb61398, CSCvb86799.

    References: , https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-fxos-dos

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High