
Allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device.A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer overflow on the affected device, which could have the following impacts: An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Smart Install message to an affected device on TCP port 4786. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of packet data.

A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, or to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
