CVE-2018-15377

CVE-2018-15377: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Plug and Play Agent Memory Leak Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS Software
Weakness CWE-400
Published October 5, 2018
Last update November 26, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Network Plug and Play agent, also referred to as the Cisco Open Plug-n-Play agent, of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending invalid data to the Cisco Network Plug and Play agent on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory leak on the affected device, which could cause the device to reload.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 5, 2018 CVE published
November 26, 2024 Record updated