Vulnerability in Cisco iOS Software
CVE-2018-15375
A vulnerability in the embedded test subsystem of Cisco IOS Software for Cisco 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to write arbitrary values to arbitrary locations in the memory space of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the presence of certain test commands that were intended to be available only in internal development builds of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using these commands on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary values to arbitrary locations in the memory space of the affected device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco iOS Software
- Cisco iOS — versions 15.5(2.21)t, 15.6(3)m, 15.6\(3\)m
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15375?
- CVE-2018-15375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Software, classified under Write-what-where Condition. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15375?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.