The vulnerability of the Cisco IOS ROM Monitor, which exists due to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements used in the operating system’s commands, allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code during system bootup.

The vulnerability of the Cisco IOS ROM Monitor exists due to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements used in the operating system’s commands. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code during system bootup by setting malicious values for certain...