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Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0151

A vulnerability in the quality of service (QoS) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to incorrect bounds checking of certain values in packets that are destined for UDP port 18999 of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious packets to an affected device. When the packets are processed, an exploitable buffer overflow condition may occur. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device with elevated privileges. The attacker could also leverage this vulnerability to cause the device to reload, causing a temporary DoS condition while the device is reloading. The malicious packets must be destined to and processed by an affected device. Traffic transiting a device will not trigger the vulnerability. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf73881.

CISA KEV SSVC: Active Exploitation Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:14.20%
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Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
cisco ios_xe 16.5.1

References & Technical Advisories

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Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
14.204%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityCisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA
Reserved2017-11-27T00:00:00
Published2018-03-28T22:00:00
Patch Date2018-03-28
Last Updated2026-01-12T21:49:09

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