CVE-2018-0378 json
Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches Precision Time Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
published 2018-10-17 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1201
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) feature of Cisco Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches running Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of protection against PTP frame flood attacks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending large streams of malicious IPv4 or IPv6 PTP traffic to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition, impacting the traffic passing through the device.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
4.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 6000 Series
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-nexus-ptp-dos
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041920
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/105669
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-0378
- NVD CVE-2018-0378
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