⚠ 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-2018-0159Improper Input Validation in Cisco IOS

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
7.0%
top 8.53%
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 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. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of specific IKEv1 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv1 packets to an affected device during an IKE negotiation. A successful explo

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/ios15.3\(3\)s
NVDcisco/ios_xe15.3\(3\)s

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-p7j7-5cqq-j6m7: A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could a2022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-0159: A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could a2018-03-28
VulnCheck
Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Version 1 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability2018

📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Version 1 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability2022-03-03
Cisco
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Internet Key Exchange Version 1 Denial of Service Vulnerability2018-03-28
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