CVE-2018-0161
Actively exploited. CVE-2018-0161 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software running on certain models of Cisco Catalyst Switches could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in the SNMP subsystem could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
- Who is affected
- Users of certain models of Cisco Catalyst Switches running IOS Software are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for Cisco IOS Software.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 91% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-0161: Cisco IOS Software Resource Management Errors Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-03
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