CVE-2018-0467CWE-20

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options Denial of Service Vulnerability

published October 5, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the IPv6 processing code of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific IPv6 hop-by-hop options. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious IPv6 packet to or through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03814 · 90.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2018-10-05T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 OCT 14:00Z
    Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options Denial of Service Vulnerability
    cvelistv5