CVE-2018-15392: Cisco Industrial Network Director DHCP Request Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Oct 5, 2018
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Updated

A vulnerability in the DHCP service of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of DHCP lease requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious DHCP lease requests to an affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the DHCP service to terminate, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cisco Industrial Network Director<=1.5\(0.3\)

Event History

Oct 5, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15392.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15392?

The severity of CVE-2018-15392 is medium (4.3).

3

How does the vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director occur?

The vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director occurs due to improper handling of DHCP lease requests.

4

What is the impact of this vulnerability?

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service (DoS) condition.

5

Is authentication required to exploit this vulnerability?

No, authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

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