A vulnerability in the Easy Virtual Switching System (VSS) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect boundary checks of certain values in Easy VSS protocol packets that are destined for an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted Easy VSS protocol packets to UDP port 5500 while the affected device is in a specific state. When the crafted packet is processed, a buffer overflow condition may occur. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of the affected device.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2021-03-24T20:06:32.270493Z
Updated: 2024-11-08T23:34:39.751Z
Reserved: 2020-11-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-1451
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-08-03T16:11:17.327Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-24T20:15:15.477
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:44:23.623
Link: CVE-2021-1451
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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