CVE-2018-0299

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.08% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Is it mine?
19 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisco_csaf · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of Cisco NX-OS on the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of an SNMP poll request for a specific MIB. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific SNMP poll request to the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg10442.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.7

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 6.9
v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.06mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.07.7highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USprimary
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affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • cisco-sa-20180620-n4k-snmp-dosCisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch Simple Network Management Protocol Polling Denial of Service Vulnerability2018-06-20csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of the Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of an SNMP poll request for a specific MIB. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific SNMP poll request to the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-n4k-snmp-dos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-n4k-snmp-dos"] This advisory is part of the June 2018 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Collection, which includes 24 Cisco Security Advisories that describe 24 vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: June 2018 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Collection ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-67770"].

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcisco_csafnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2018-06-21modified 2026-06-17
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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