⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-03-03. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-03-17. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2018-0156Improper Input Validation in Cisco IOS

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
15.5%
top 5.31%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-03
Due 2022-03-17
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 28
KEV addedMar 3
KEV dueMar 17
Latest updateMay 13
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of packet data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to an affected device on TCP port 4786. Only Smart Install client switches are affected. Cisco devices that are configured as a S

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDcisco/ios15.2\(2\)e4, 15.2\(2a\)ja+1
NVDcisco/ios_xe15.2\(2\)e4, 15.2\(2a\)ja+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-25w3-v3vx-g29w: A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigge2022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-0156: A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigge2018-03-28
VulnCheck
Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial-of-Service Vulnerability2018

📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial-of-Service Vulnerability2022-03-03
Cisco
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial of Service Vulnerability2018-03-28
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