CVE-2018-0158 KEV
8.6
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-17.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.19% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-03-17 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-03-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due | 2022-03-17 |
| Vendor / product | Cisco / IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (12)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | asr 1001-hx |
| cisco | asr 1001-x |
| cisco | asr 1002-hx |
| cisco | asr 1002-x |
| cisco | asr 1004 |
| cisco | asr 1006 |
| cisco | asr 1006-x |
| cisco | asr 1009-x |
| cisco | asr 1013 |
| cisco | ios |
| cisco | ios xe |
| rockwellautomation | allen-bradley stratix 5900 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0158
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