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CVE-2018-0158: Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2018-0158
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Ciscoproduct: IOS and XE SoftwareDenial of service
What
A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Who is affected
Users of Cisco IOS and XE Software are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to the potential for denial of service and confirmed exploitation.
Action
Update to the latest version of Cisco IOS and XE Software.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0158

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2018-0158coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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