Improper input validation in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0164
Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: March 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11340
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0164
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Switch Integrated Security Features due to incorrect handling of crafted IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IPv6 packets, trigger interface queue wedge and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the Switch Integrated Security Features due to incorrect handling of crafted IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IPv6 packets, trigger interface queue wedge and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0164
Update to versions 16.7(0.51), 16.6.1a, 16.6.1, 16.6(0.221), 16.3(5.66), 15.6(2.18)S2.21, 15.6(2)SP3, 15.6(2)S4, 15.6(1.28)SP2, 15.5(3)S6.15, 15.5(1.0.91)SY1, 15.5(1)SY1, 15.5(1)IA1.363, 15.4(3)S9, 15.4(3)S8.7, 15.4(1.1.28)SY3, 15.4(1)SY3, 15.4(1)IC1.126, 15.2(6.3.0i)E, 15.2(6.2.16i)E, 15.2(6)E, 15.2(4.7.14)EA7, 15.2(2)E8, 15.2(1)SY6, 15.2(1)SY5.94, 8.3(0)SK(0.39), 7.0(3)INF7(0.6), 7.0(3)INF7(0), 7.0(3)IGH7(0.23), 7.0(3)IGH7(0), 7.0(3)IGC7(0.15), 7.0(3)IGC7(0), 7.0(3)IBB6(0.2), 7.0(3)IBB6(0), 7.0(3)I7(1) or 7.0(3)I7(0.110).