First published: Thu Mar 08 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem communication channel through the Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. The device nay need to be manually reloaded to recover. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper input throttling of ingress SNMP traffic over an internal interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted, heavy stream of SNMP traffic to the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, causing a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg22135.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches Firmware | =2.2.5.68 | |
Cisco Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches Firmware | =2.3.0.130 | |
Cisco Sf500-24 | ||
Cisco Sf500-24mp | ||
Cisco Sf500-24p | ||
Cisco Sf500-48 | ||
Cisco Sf500-48mp | ||
Cisco Sf500-48p | ||
Cisco Sg500-28 | ||
Cisco Sg500-28mpp | ||
Cisco Sg500-28p | ||
Cisco Sg500-52 | ||
Cisco Sg500-52mp | ||
Cisco Sg500-52p | ||
Cisco Sg500x-24 | ||
Cisco Sg500x-24mpp | ||
Cisco Sg500x-24p | ||
Cisco Sg500x-48 | ||
Cisco Sg500x-48mp | ||
Cisco Sg500x-48p | ||
Cisco Sg500xg-8f8t |
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CVE-2018-0209 is a vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem communication channel through the Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches.
CVE-2018-0209 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.
CVE-2018-0209 has a severity rating of 7.7 (high).
To fix CVE-2018-0209, Cisco recommends updating the firmware of the affected Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches to the latest version.
More information about CVE-2018-0209 can be found at the following references: [securityfocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103406) and [Cisco Security Advisory](https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180307-550x).