CVE-2018-0158: Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H · CWE-20
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Cisco IOS and IOS XE
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-03 (opens in new tab)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04 (opens in new tab)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-ike (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103566 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040595 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)