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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-0158 Detail

Current Description

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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.6 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03 US Government Resource  VDB Entry 
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04 US Government Resource  VDB Entry 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Reference acceptance level Cisco Systems, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-0158
NVD Published Date:
03/28/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2019
Source:
Cisco Systems, Inc.