CVE-2018-0471
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-05 14:00
Modified
2024-09-16 20:17
Severity ?
Summary
Cisco IOS XE Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Memory Leak Vulnerability
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105398Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-cdp-memleakVendor Advisory
Impacted products
CiscoCisco IOS XE Software
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