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TI-2021-00978 Aliases CVE-2021-1251GHSA-8jq9-v6q2-frcj

Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol Vulnerabilities

Priority LOW 33CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementation for Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause an affected router to leak system memory or reload. A memory leak or device reload would cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: LLDP is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0045 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv132w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv132w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv132w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv134w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv134w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv134w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv132w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv132w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv132w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv134w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv134w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv134w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv160w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260p_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260p_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv340w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv345:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345p_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.14VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345p_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3.20VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv345p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv160w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv160w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260p_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260p_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv260w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv260w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340w_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv340w_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv340w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv345:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345p_firmware:1.0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv345p_firmware:1.0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3.20 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv345p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware — 20210407 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol Vulnerabilities

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-01036 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2021-01035 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 33

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1251
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jq9-v6q2-frcj

References

  • TI-2018-00100 Improper input validation in Cisco RV132W and RV134W KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00101 Information disclosure in Cisco RV132W and RV134W Wireless VPN Routers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01036 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-01014 Stack-based buffer overflow in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-01035 Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Link Layer Discovery Protocol Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4

Sources