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CVE-2018-0158

Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) module of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak or a reload of an affected device that leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device to be processed.

A successful exploit could cause an affected device to continuously consume memory and eventually reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf22394.

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.14558
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Products & Versions

2
cisco iosall versions
cisco ios xeall versions

Scoring & Timeline

8.6
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Mar 2018 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

4
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cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2018-icsa-18-107-03
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03Third Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04Third Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceVDB Entry
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